Association between sociodemographic characteristics, fa-mily structure and pregnancy in adolescents
Journal Title: Revista Cuarzo - Year 2015, Vol 21, Issue 2
Abstract
Currently teen pregnancy is considered a public health problem that may be related to sociodemographic characteristics and types of family structure. This article presents the results of an investiga-tion that aimed to assess the association between sociodemographic characteristics, types of family structure and adolescent pregnancy, in order to propose early intervention strategies are presented; in this retrospective descriptive study it was used, using administrative data and information from medical records of pregnant teenagers atten-ding a clinic III level during the period January / December 2014, and the frequency of sociodemographic characteristics and types of structure was analyzed family to identify relation-ships between these two aspects. It also exposes the need to implement multipurpose plans when designing prevention strategies for this event, based on the interpretation of the results and conclusions of the investigation.
Authors and Affiliations
Mejía G. , M. , Teherán V. , A. , Serrano P. , M. , Andrews R. , L. , Panesso P. , P. , Cadavid, V. , & Barrera, M.
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.26752/cuarzo.v21.n2.39
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