ADOLESCENTS' SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT HEALTH AND DISEASE AND INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATIONAL GROUPS

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/217976929166 Aims: to analyze points of view profiles on health and diseases. Method: exploratory, qualitative research. Data was collected with 134 adolescences from the Unity of Family Health thought free words association technic and open questions. Results: prevalence of 15 to 17 years old female students with until 8th degree, single, familiar gains in between 1 to 2 minimum salaries. Most of them had never participated on educational groups and they had shown interest of participating on Saturdays morning in groups that educate about “health, prevention and care”. The social representations about health are mainly on alimentation, well been and care, concerning diseases they are mainly on pain and medication. Conclusion: the social representations are related with a sense of negativity, but concerning their relation with health it is mainly positive. There are interested of participating on educational groups with meters on sexuality, drugs, health/diseases processes, prevention, sports, educations and professions.