RESUMEN
It is well established that teenagers are generally dissatisfied with the sexual education they receive from school and parents. While several alternative sources of sex counselling have been suggested (i.e. an anonymous and semi-official telephone hot-line), the role of the general practitioner in sexual guidance of youngsters is only poorly evaluated. One hundred and sixty-eight teenage callers of "The Adolescent Sexuality Hot-line" were asked about their experience with sexual counselling by their family doctor. One third had actually discussed such topics with their g.p., and a total of 44.6% (significantly more girls than boys) regarded their g.p. as a desirable interlocutor on these issues. The reasons for having approached a g.p. for counselling differed according to gender, as did the causes for not wanting to involve a g.p. in sexual matters: boys tended to state shyness and lack of anonymity as main causes, whereas girls more often pointed to personal aspects of the doctor.
Asunto(s)
Conducta del Adolescente , Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria , Consejo Sexual , Educación Sexual , Conducta Sexual , Adolescente , Servicios de Salud del Adolescente , Dinamarca , Femenino , Líneas Directas , Humanos , Masculino , Satisfacción del Paciente , Proyectos Piloto , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
The first Adolescent Sexuality Hot-Line in Denmark was launched in January 1992. The hot-line offers anonymous, professional telephone counselling to teenagers. During its initial four years, 6174 persons called, consisting of approximately 60% boys and 40% girls. Four major categories were: "basic information" (22.8%), "sexual problems" (21.5%), "contraception" (11.3%) and "pregnancy" (9.1%). Characteristically, callers (especially boys) have become significantly older over the four-year-period, coincident with a significant prolongation of the length of the calls. This might be seen as a reflection of a genuine-but as yet unaccommodated-need for sexual counselling in age groups older than the intended target-group. The need for sufficient sexological counselling in a mature population is well established in several other Danish studies.
