Aspects related to sexual and reproductive education of young migrants from Baja California, Mexico

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to find out about sexual and reproductive education of the young immigrant population residing in the northern border region of Mexico, such as Baja California, an attractive state for young migrants in the country due to its geographical location bordering the United States. Different documentary sources related to the sexual and reproductive health of young migrants to Baja California have been analyzed methodologically. Among the referred sources are several surveys and population registers that stand out.
Some of the findings found refer to the poor sexual knowledge of young women, which does not seem to mitigate sexually transmitted diseases and the high value of unplanned pregnancies. The most important informants on aspects of sexuality and reproduction are the parents and teachers and not the peers of the young women or the media as it was expected, however, a greater knowledge of these topics was required through filial communication and institutions such as schools and health centers. It is emphasized that the policies aimed at solving the reproductive health problems of youth are effective if they seek to influence the knowledge about sexuality and the use of contraceptives by adolescents without working on the resolution of contradictions that prevent the full development of youth, particularly in population groups such as immigrants. The extension of more permissive attitudes around the sexuality of the
youngest, but without endowing them with the necessary knowledge so that from this they do not experience an unwanted pregnancy, which is exacerbated in immigrants, is something that it becomes evident in this work.