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Evaluation of using contraconception for prevention against sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents of age from 15 to 18 years in České Budějovice.
DRAHOŇOVSKÁ, Kateřina
The issue of sexually transmitted diseases is not only a matter of health but also a social one and it poses a major problem especially for teenagers and young adults, who start their sexual life, because sexually transmitted diseases and their complications can permanently damage the reproductive health. Adolescents{\crq} sexual behaviour differs from the sexual behaviour of previous generations in many aspects. The trend now is, among others, shifting the age of sexual life initiation to lower ages than ever before. Therefore, it is important that young people know the risks threatening them in connection with sexual life initiation and how they can prevent them. This paper maps the attitudes of adolescents to the issue of sexually transmitted diseases and to contraception. The theoretical part deals with the characteristics of adolescence, the history, occurrence and description of various sexually transmitted diseases and their prevention with a focus on sex education and proper condom use, and it presents a comprehensive overview of this issue. This project work was realized in the form of a quantitative research, using a questionnaire survey, and the examined sample consisted of 200 secondary school students aged 15 to 18 years. As a partial method, a secondary analysis has been applied to the statistical data concerning the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents aged 15-18 years in České Budějovice between 1999 and 2008. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the use of contraception to prevent sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents aged 15 to 18 years in České Budějovice, and this objective has been achieved. Practical use of this paper is in providing the text as a teaching material for the Faculty of Health and Social Studies and for publication in professional journals; the data obtained will be provided to the directors of the participating schools as a basis for the implementation of sex education and primary prevention programmes.
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