Project "Health and Prevention in Schools": teachers' and students' perceptions about condom distribution in schools

The article discusses the proposed distribution of condoms in schools from a field survey on the perceptions of teachers and teenage students of both sexes. Distributing condoms in schools is part of public policy on prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI / AIDS) and teenage pregnancy, entitled "Health and Prevention in Schools" (SPE). Analyzing interviews with teachers and students, we have identified similarities and differences both in relation to program implementation guidelines, as about distinct prospects of teachers and family, as opposed to the views of young people. The results suggest that teachers are distant from students and public policy as regards the approach to the subject of sexuality and distribution of condoms in schools.