This study aimed to analyze the practice of adolescents from the Agrarian Schools of the Federal University of Piauí, when it comes to the contraceptive methods. It is a transversal study performed with 652 adolescents aged from 14 to 19 years old. The results showed that the first intercourse happened mostly around 15 years old, in the female gender, (37.5%), with a steady partner (71.9%). When it comes to the male gender, 76.7% have already begun their sexual activity around 14-15 years old, with an unsteady partner (73.5%). The most known contraceptive method by the adolescents from both genders was the condom. The association between the knowledge and the usage of pill (p<0.05) was observed. We concluded that the adolescent's sexual health needs to be better discussed in the political context. We must emphasize the necessity for the school to focus on the sexual and preventive health.
Adolescence; Contraceptives; Nursing
