Risk factors associated with pregnancy in adolescents from 15 to 19 years
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2022, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Adolescence is the stage during which the child transforms into an adult, it is the cycle of life comprising from 10 to 19 years of age. Adolescent pregnancy is increasing every day worldwide and with it come problems in the health of the mother and child. Objective: The purpose of the research is to determine the risk factors of adolescent pregnant women. Materials and methods: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out; according to the sample, it corresponds to 108 pregnant women who attended the El Triunfo Basic Hospital. The information was collected by means of a survey with sociodemographic variables, age, schooling of the adolescent, and the data was processed using SPSS 25 and Excel software. Results: It was found that 55% of the respondents were between 15 and 16 years of age, and the current occupation was 55% more prevalent. The quantitative instrument has a validity of 98.05%; relevance of 95.19%; coherence of 98.28% giving a total of 291.52, reliability of 97.17%. The qualitative instrument has a validity of 100%; Relevance of 100%; Coherence of 90% giving a total of 290, it has a reliability of 96.66%. For the results of the pilot test, by objectives, it was considered to choose the most important question to verify with the objective of the project. Conclusion: Pregnancy prevention in adolescents is due to the lack of knowledge about sexual and reproductive education and this has an impact on the increase of pregnancies and complications
Authors and Affiliations
Lady Elizabeth Choez Guaranda, Grecia Elizabeth Encalada Campos
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