Factores de riesgo asociados a embarazos en adolescentes que acuden al Centro de Salud de Pumapungo, Cuenca 2011

Abstract

Objective: The present investigation tries to determine the factors that predispose in center to the occurrence of pregnancies in adolescents of health of Pumapungo pertaining to the Province of Azuay 2011.

Material and Methods: It is a descriptive study of cross section. One worked with a sample of 70 adolescents embarrassed with ages between 14 and 19 years of the center of health of Pumapungo. In order to collect the information a form of interview constituted by 8 items was used previous consent of its parents or pair. For the tabulation of data the program of Excel was applied and SPSS the results are presented/displayed in simple and graphical tables: I sweep simple with absolute and relative frequencies (percentage) that allow to visualize of better way the problems presented/displayed by the training group.

Results: The investigation allowed us to identify 70 embarrassed adolescents, who are a group of high risk, as much by the psychological and social consequences that present/display as well as by the future which they must face; 34% of the mothers have ages between 17 and 19 years; 54% are of normal weight; low weight a 26%; the 100% have normal stature; 80% are primigestas, 7% presents/displays abortion; 9% arterial hypertension; 83% IVU; familiar antecedents diabetes 31% and finally 51% arterial hypertension.

Conclusion: The pregnant adolescent is exhibited to factors of risk that affect their health directly and to the one of the fetus; a reality that do not escape to the poverty, with lack of education, access to services of health and a society live that the man pardons or defends but that she is severe with the woman, especially with whom has a son outside the marriage, that is stigmatized and marginalized implacably.