Construction of comics based on narratives of adolescents from a quilombola community about pregnancy

Abstract

Objective: to describe the methodology for producing comics about unplanned pregnancy, based on the experiences of adolescents living in a quilombola community. Methods: qualitative, participatory study, carried out in 2018, developed in two stages: review to gather and systematize scientific knowledge, contributing to the deepening of the knowledge of the topic investigated in the educational material and, the production of comics and other structures of the almanac based on images and narratives from a database. Results: two comics were produced that make up the almanac: “Legends and stories about teenage pregnancy in a quilombola community”, which also addressed scientific demands with fun facts, activities and the item - Did you know. The empirical materials provided by the study participants were a source of inspiration for the construction of a dialogical, interactive and culturally life-centered educational material. Conclusion: the use of multiple strategies focused on scientific production and on the target audience allowed for greater rigor and scope expansion. Strategies to approach the population's knowledge, the search for updated production in the organization of adequate educational and informative materials, as tactics of equal magnitude and importance in the elaboration of educational material, proved to be important.