Caracterización social del embarazo en la adolescencia en tres consultorios de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria del Centro de salud Fortín. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy in adolescence presents risks associated with biological factors related to a social nature. Ideas prevail that associate the high risk of adolescent pregnancy with the most disadvantaged socioeconomic class, and, among the negative social repercussions, the lack of family support, school dropout and the difficulty of economic independence persist. Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on the social characterization of pregnancy in adolescence with a population of 82 current or former pregnant women in three Family and Community Medicine offices of the Fortín health center. Results: The age of 18-19 years (42.7%), single marital status (50%), level of primary schooling completed (63.4%), mixed race (72%), housewife (58.5%) predominated. %), good relationship with their parents (74%), unstable relationship with their partner (53.7%), medium-sized family (70.7%), adequate income (67.1%), school dropout ( 65.9%), do not consume drugs (97.6%), do not consume alcohol (56.1%), do not abuse before or during pregnancy (87.8%), information on sexuality (80.5%), age of beginning of active sexual life was 14-15 years (52.4%), they had only one partner (79.3%), age of their first pregnancy was 16-17 years (45.1%), number of pregnancy was one (91.5%), reason for initiation of sexual activity was friends (50%), did not use contraceptives prior to pregnancy (92.7%), lack of knowledge about family planning (59.8%) and lack of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (51.2%). Conclusions: Knowing about the social characterization of pregnancy in adolescence helps to develop prevention strategies to reduce this problem.