Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023
<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: several authors have showed an increase in adolescent age fertility. Teenage pregnancy is a health problem and a worldwide concern. In Cuba the medical offices network has a fundamental function in its work in the community.<br /><strong>...
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| author | Mileidy Portal Amador Alina Esther González Hermida María Eugenia Monjes Pérez Beatriz Santos González |
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| description | <p><strong>Foundation</strong>: several authors have showed an increase in adolescent age fertility. Teenage pregnancy is a health problem and a worldwide concern. In Cuba the medical offices network has a fundamental function in its work in the community.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize pregnancy in adolescents from a family doctor's office.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a descriptive study was carried out in a family doctor's 11 of health area V, in Cienfuegos, from 2009 to 2023. Pregnant adolescents selected during that time were included (n= 15). The studied variables were: age, continuity of studies, relationship, age of sexual relations start, family functioning (using family functionality scale), use of contraception and main obstetric conditions.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: pregnant adolescents aged 17 to 19 years (86%) predominated. 73% quit school, and 80% had a stable partner at the time of conception. 47% began sexual relations between 17 and 19 years of age; 60% came from dysfunctional families; while 73% did not use any contraceptive method. Anemia was the main obstetric condition (86%).<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: school quit and dysfunctional families stood out in the analyzed series as determining factors, occurring in high proportions.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3d1f309a2ff2446494dd948279cba4782025-01-30T21:29:03ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2024-05-012234794862512Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023Mileidy Portal Amador0Alina Esther González Hermida1María Eugenia Monjes Pérez2Beatriz Santos González3Policlínico Manuel Piti Fajardo. CienfuegosPoliclínico Manuel Piti Fajardo. CienfuegosPoliclínico Manuel Piti Fajardo. CienfuegosHospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. Cienfuegos<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: several authors have showed an increase in adolescent age fertility. Teenage pregnancy is a health problem and a worldwide concern. In Cuba the medical offices network has a fundamental function in its work in the community.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize pregnancy in adolescents from a family doctor's office.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a descriptive study was carried out in a family doctor's 11 of health area V, in Cienfuegos, from 2009 to 2023. Pregnant adolescents selected during that time were included (n= 15). The studied variables were: age, continuity of studies, relationship, age of sexual relations start, family functioning (using family functionality scale), use of contraception and main obstetric conditions.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: pregnant adolescents aged 17 to 19 years (86%) predominated. 73% quit school, and 80% had a stable partner at the time of conception. 47% began sexual relations between 17 and 19 years of age; 60% came from dysfunctional families; while 73% did not use any contraceptive method. Anemia was the main obstetric condition (86%).<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: school quit and dysfunctional families stood out in the analyzed series as determining factors, occurring in high proportions.</p>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45159atención primaria de saludmedicina de familiaindicadores de saludadolescenteembarazo en la adolescencia |
| spellingShingle | Mileidy Portal Amador Alina Esther González Hermida María Eugenia Monjes Pérez Beatriz Santos González Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023 Medisur atención primaria de salud medicina de familia indicadores de salud adolescente embarazo en la adolescencia |
| title | Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023 |
| title_full | Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023 |
| title_fullStr | Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023 |
| title_short | Teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office. Cienfuegos 2009 – 2023 |
| title_sort | teenage pregnancy characterization from a medical office cienfuegos 2009 2023 |
| topic | atención primaria de salud medicina de familia indicadores de salud adolescente embarazo en la adolescencia |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45159 |
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