práticas sexuais e o cuidado com a saúde pelos olhares de adolescentes cabo-verdianos e brasileiros

Adolescent health has been the subject of discussions since these subjects are vulnerable. We deal with the sexual practices and try to analyze the moral and ethical perceptions of adolescents on the issue. The research is qualitative and configured as explanatory. Five focal groups were held using as data collection tools the moral dilemmas. Participants were 45 adolescents from Cape Verde and Brazil. We observed that adolescents were knowledgeable about healthy behaviors regarding sexual practices. However, this was not configured as a guarantee that this domain of information would be sufficient to guide the behavior of the subject because we can not think of rationality and affectivity in a sectioned way. One can know what to do and want, but the intensity of this will (willpower) is fundamental and linked to affectivity.