Fatherhood in adolescence in the context of the health services, school and community

• Published in: Texto & contexto enfermagem 2014-12, Vol.23 (4), p.979-986
• Main Authors: Bordignon, Simoní Saraiva, Meincke, Sonia Maria Konzgen, Soares, Marilu Correa, Schwartz, Eda, Barlem, Edison Luiz Devos, Lunardi, Valéria Lerch
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: NURSING
• ISSN: 0104-0707; 1980-265X; 0104-0707
• DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072014000330013

This study aimed to investigate the perception of the adolescent father regarding his interaction with the health services, school and community. It is an extract from the multicentric study turned Social Support Networks for Fatherhood in Adolescence, and has a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach. It was undertaken with 14 adolescent fathers in a university hospital. The semi-structured interviews were held six months after the birth of the child, between 2009 and 2010. Discursive textual analysis and the theoretical framework of Urie Bronfenbrenner were used for the construction of three categories: The adolescent father's perception regarding his interaction with the school; with the health services; and with the community. The adolescent fathers were shown to be receptive to formal study, and present and participative in the health services and community; the possible difficulties of interaction between the adolescent fathers and the environments studied seem to result from the lack of organization and appropriate preparation for embracing them. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer la percepción del padre adolescente cuanto a su interacción con el servicio de salud, escuela y comunidad. Se trata de un recorte de la investigación multicéntrica Redes Sociales de Apoyo a la Paternidad en la adolescencia, con abordaje cualitativo, exploratorio, descriptivo, realizado con 14 padres adolescentes en un hospital universitario. Las entrevistas semiestructuradas ocurrieron seis meses después del nacimiento del hijo, entre 2009 y 2010. Se utilizó análisis textual discursiva y referencial teórico de Urie Bronfenbrenner para la construcción de tres categorías: Percepción de los padres adolescentes cuanto a su interacción con la escuela, con los servicios de salud y la comunidad. Los padres adolescentes se mostraron receptivos a los estudios formales, presentes y participativos en los servicios de salud y comunidad. Las posibles dificultades de interacción entre los adolescentes padres y los ambientes estudiados parecen originarse de la falta de organización y preparo adecuado para el acogimiento de éstos. Objetivou-se conhecer a percepção do pai adolescente quanto à sua interação com o serviço de saúde, escola e comunidade. Trata-se de um recorte da pesquisa multicêntrica denominada Redes Sociais de Apoio à Paternidade na Adolescência, com abordagem qualitativa, exploratória, descritiva, realizado com 14 pais adolescentes em um hospital universitár