Caracterización del embarazo en la adolescencia en cuatro consultorios de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. Centro de Salud Bastión Popular Tipo C. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy at an early age has become a global social problem, affecting the family in the first place in public health, compromising the risks that each professional must face in handling and care. The method used in the present study is cross-sectional, as an instrument, the survey was applied to the population of pregnant adolescents who were treated at the public health center of Bastión Popular type C in the year 2021, for the collection of data, same as contains sociodemographic variables, as well as family APGAR study variables, the data obtained is presented in the form of tables. At the end of the tabulation, the results are 77% includes adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, while 10 to 14 years 23%, as an ethnic group 77% corresponds to mestizo, in high school studies 44%, in labor dependency of the parents maintain public and private employment 80%, the economic income is adequate, in what corresponds to a source of information, sexual education is through friends 49%, knowledge of contraceptive methods 86%, while the willingness to the use of contraceptives 79% with the best known methods such as pills, condoms and injections. Regarding the functioning of the family-family affection, 47% consider that they always have it, as well as family time, 48%. Conclusions: Regarding the sociodemographic variables, the predominant ages were 15 to 19 years old, the mestizo race leads the highest score, the level of studies of the adolescents predominates the completed high school, they also consider that the economic income in their homes is adequate; the adolescents indicated their first relationship was for sentimental reasons. they also have knowledge of contraceptive methods; what corresponded to family functionality has been the prevailing and predisposing factor for the development of behaviors in adolescents. A large percentage is functional, analyzing the study and complementing that family functionality constitutes a risk due to age, schooling, and lack of experience.