CHARACTERIZATION OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS, IN A SMALL-SIZED CITY, FROM 1995 TO 2009

Authors

  • Nayara Cristina Alves de Lima Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Thaís Regina Ranussi Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Mayckel da Silva Barreto Fundação Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Mandaguari
  • Sonia Silva Marcon Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i2.31376

Keywords:

Adolescent Pregnancy, Health Profile, Risk Groups

Abstract

This is a cross-sectional study that aimed to characterize the profile of adolescent mothers, and to compare social and obstetric characteristics, as well as characteristics of the newborns, among a group of early adolescents (10-14 years old) and late adolescents (15-19 years old), in the city of Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brazil, from 1995 to 2009. Information was collected in June 2012, from the DATASUS database. The results evidenced that, in the period of the study, there were 8,364 deliveries, out of which 1,833 (21.9%) were from adolescents – 73 (3.9%) in early ones, and 1,760 (96.1%) in late ones. Associated with pregnancy in early adolescence, there were characteristics like the mother’s lower level of schooling, absence of a partner, smaller number of prenatal care visits, and low birth weight. The findings reiterate that worse socio-demographic conditions influence the occurrence and prognosis of adolescent pregnancy, reinforcing the importance health professionals have in the implementation of strategies that decrease its re (occurrence).

Author Biographies

Nayara Cristina Alves de Lima, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Biomédica, Mestranda Biociências Aplicada a Farmácia. 

Thaís Regina Ranussi, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Farmacêutica, Mestranda em Ciências da Saúde pela UEM.

Mayckel da Silva Barreto, Fundação Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Mandaguari

Enfermeiro, Mestre em Enfermagem, Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Fundação Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Mandaguari, Pesquisador do Núcleo de Estudos, Pesquisa, Assistência e Apoio à Família (NEPAAF) da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM). 

Sonia Silva Marcon, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira, Doutora em Filosofia da Enfermagem, Docente do Programa de Mestrado em Enfermagem e em Ciências da Saúde da UEM

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Published

2014-06-30

How to Cite

Lima, N. C. A. de, Ranussi, T. R., Barreto, M. da S., & Marcon, S. S. (2014). CHARACTERIZATION OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS, IN A SMALL-SIZED CITY, FROM 1995 TO 2009. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i2.31376

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Original Articles

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