SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Authors

  • Zenilda Vieira Bruno
  • Ivany Queiroz de Morais
  • Maria de Fátima Bezerra
  • Rita Maria Cavalcante Brasil
  • Patrícia E. Bailey
  • Zenilce Vieira Bruno

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v15i2.496

Keywords:

Adolescent, Pregnancy, Sexuality, Contraception and sex

Abstract

Objective: to assess the incidence and associated factors to subsequent pregnancy among adolescents.Methodology: Adolescent that were attended at an unit at the Teaching Hospital Assis Chateaubriand from the Federal University of Ceará was followed-up over a five-year period. We examined the incidence of repeat pregnancy during the study period and factors related to repeated pregnancy. Results: Most became pregnant again (61%) in the five-year period that followed their first pregnancy, often with another partner. Age group, enrollment in school, working or living with parents did not protect against a subsequent pregnancy. However, those having 8 or less years of schooling (elementary school) were more likely to have a new pregnancy than those from high school level (relative risk [RR] = 1,89). Adolescents who were married or lived with a partner were less likely to become pregnant again than those who had a boyfriend like those who reported they were with a different partner (RR = 1,4).Conclusion: repeated pregnancies were related to schooling level and to new partners and unstable unions.

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Author Biographies

Zenilda Vieira Bruno

Profª de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Faculdade de Medicina (FM) da UFC. Coordenadora do Serviço de Adolescentes da MEAC - UFC - 

Ivany Queiroz de Morais

Psicóloga do Serviço de Adolescentes da MEAC - UFC.

Maria de Fátima Bezerra

Enfermeira do Serviço de Adolescentes da MEAC - UFC.

Rita Maria Cavalcante Brasil

Professora de Pediatra da FM da UFC. Coordenadora da Especialização em Adolescência da UFC.

Patrícia E. Bailey

Family Health nternational.

Zenilce Vieira Bruno

Psicóloga, Terapeuta Sexual, Profª do Curso de Especialização em Adolescencia da UFC.  Diretora de Relacionamentos com Associados da Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana.

Published

2004-12-16

How to Cite

Vieira Bruno, Z. ., Queiroz de Morais, I. ., de Fátima Bezerra, M. ., Maria Cavalcante Brasil, R. ., E. Bailey, P. ., & Vieira Bruno, Z. . (2004). SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENTS. Revista Brasileira De Sexualidade Humana, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v15i2.496

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