Publications by authors named "Angela M Hernandez-Pardo"

Objective: To present the changes in the prevalence of knowledge, attitudes and practices in high school adolescents in sexuality after an intervention process.

Methodology: Observational descriptive study. It was administered a questionnaire to 319 adolescents, attending three public schools, for five consecutive years as they progressed in school years (seventh to eleventh).

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Objective: Assessing risk factors for pregnancy in an adolescent school population.

Methodology: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out on 7,068 adolescents whose ages ranged from 11 to 20 years who were attending 14 public schools in Bogotá and the surrounding municipalities. A self-questionnaire was administered focusing on socio-demographic, family and sentimental factors and the adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexuality.

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