Comportamento do aborto induzido entre jovens em situação de pobreza de ambos os sexos – Favela México 70, São Paulo, Brasil, 2013

Objective

Identify the role of induced abortion on reproductive behavior of young slum Mexico 70 compared to results obtained in previous investigation in the slum Inajar de Souza, 2007.

Method

This survey was designed to interview all young people 15‐24 years old, living in the slum Mexico 70, in the municipality of São Vicente in Sao Paulo. The vast majority of young people (94%) agreed to answer the questionnaire. Altogether they were interviewed 455 women and 339 men. Among them, they had started sex life 327 and 253, respectively. The analysis, at first, refers to the total number of interviewees and then only to those with an active sexual life. In determining the differential behavior by sex, appealed to the chi‐square test for qualitative variables and the Student t test for quantitative. Has set itself a p < = 0.05.

Results

Having as reference another survey in the same methodological manner in Inajar slum Souza in 2007, among other important, the most important findings, were the low prevalence of women with induced abortion and a high rate of recurrence of emergency contraception.

Conclusion

It is essential to develop studies to deepen knowledge of the effects arising from the self‐medication of contraceptives, including emergency contraception, even if these contribute to the reduction of induced abortions.