ADOLESCENTS' PERSPECTIVE ON THE ONSET OF SEXUAL EXPERIENCE IN VENEZUELA

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to reflect the perspective of adolescent students on the beginning of sexual experience in Venezuela. As for the methodology of the study, it was approached from the qualitative paradigm, as it is the appropriate one to investigate from the actors' own experiences. It was based on the field research design, under the phenomenological method, making reference to thinking and feeling what really happens in this research. The technique used was the in-depth interview. The findings made it possible to present some proposals such as conducting workshops on sexuality in school environments with trained people, as well as designing extracurricular activities, such as sports, artistic, theatrical and cultural activities that have preventive messages regarding the early onset of sexual relations.