Adolescência e masturbaçäo: prática, mito, preconceito / Adolescence and masturbation: practice, myth, prejudice

The intent of the study is to verify the necessity to implaint an Adolescent's Clinic. A research was conducted with 209 adolescents from different schools and different socio-economic background in order to obtain data on the the incidence of adolescent's masturbation, as well as their reasons for that. Also this work tried to correlate these variabilities with the sex of the group studied. The author concluded that mastrubation was practiced by a great part of the teenage group, mainly in the male population, as a form of masculinity affirmation. Also was verified desinformation and nonsense ideas about masturbation by the adolescent group, and for these reasons in makes imperative emphasize the importance of creating a specific sector for the teenage group. This shall be one paper of a serial about the brazilian adolescent's behavior

A adolescente e o aborto / The adolescent and the abortion

The intent of the study is to verify the necessity to implant an Adolescent Clinic. A research was conducted with 89 female adolescent from different socio-economic background in order to obtain data on incidence of abortion, and their knowledgement about possible troubles which could ther be. The authors conluded that is an important socio-economic question, and emphasize the importance of creating a specific sector aimed at providing prevention care for the teenage group. This shall be one paper of a serial about the brazilian adolescent's behavior

A adolescente e a contracepçäo / The adolescent and the contraception

The authors have been studying 89 adolescent girls from different socio-economic background, in order point some psycho-social aspects in the knowledgement, use and achievement of contraceptive methods by the teenage groups. The authors are looking for the evidence that the adolescent is not prepared, schooled or has conditions to the achievement or the correct and appropiate use of contraceptive methods. This shall be onde paper of a serial about the brazilian adolescent's behavior