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Human rights, sexual citizenship and health promotion: dialogues of knowledge between researchers and adolescents

ABSTRACT

This article presents an experience of health education conducted by researchers and High School students of a public school in Belo Horizonte (MG). It demonstrates how to problematize human rights, health and sexual citizenship, contextualized to the reality of adolescents. It has been emphasized that precariousness of life, gender inequities, silencing, denial of sexual rights, insufficient qualified information affect the sexual health of adolescents. The dialogue of knowledge between researchers and adolescents about sexual rights interferes positively in the promotion of sexual health. This report may contribute to the planning of activities in primary attention, for health promotion.

KEYWORDS
Human rights; Sexual and reproductive rights; Health education; Sexual health; Adolescent

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