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[Adolescent support networks in a health care context: the interface between health, family and education]
Rachel Franklin da Costa1, Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune1, Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz2
1Escola Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Objective:
Analyze adolescents' perceptions about support networks and their health needs.
Method:
Analytical and interpretive study using focus groups conducted in municipal state schools in Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará during the first semester of 2012. The sample comprised 36 male and female adolescents aged between 13 and 16 years attending the ninth grade of the second phase of elementary school.
Results:
Thematic analysis revealed that the health care support network and interaction between health professionals, education professionals and family members was insufficient, constituting a lack of an integrated network to enable and provide support for health promotion.
Conclusion:
Coordination between education, health and family services has the potential to act as a support network to help meet adolescents' healthcare needs and demands.
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