Estudio comparativo de la prevalencia del embarazo no planificado en embarazos atendidos en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca - Ecuador 2013, en comparación al estudio de similares características realizado en el año 2006 en la misma institución (Galindo y Col)

Abstract

In order to compare the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy with a similar study realized in 2006, we did a comparative, analytical and descriptive study at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital of the City of Cuenca - Ecuador, through the modality of surveys and informed consent of the respondents. The women surveyed were selected by random mode, based on the number of pregnancies attended in 2012, which was 6880, the sample of this study was obtained with a CI: 95% and an error of 4.47%, a sample of 395 women who did answer the validated survey. As results of our study, we obtained that 20% of the sample was adolescent and 58% were between ages 20 and 35years, regarding instruction only 2% had no formal education, while encouraging 60% overshoot basic education, reaching 14% to third level, whether ongoing or culminated. The predominant religion in the sample was the Catholic religion with 69%, also is important to say that in the sample the 77%, have their religion on ranges as important or very important, being this not a factor directly related to the unplanned pregnancies. The main risk factors, which we identified were: The adolescence is a predetermining factor to unplanned pregnancies, with a P <0.05 demonstrating a significant relationship, in the same way age of Sexual Active Life Start, becomes risk factor, women who started before the age of 18, are more exposed, with a statistical value of P <0.05. In the same area, we found in our study, a statistically significant relationship between the number of sexual partners reported by respondents and unplanned pregnancies, so those who have remained in their sex life more than two partners, are exposed to an increased risk of unplanned pregnancies, P <0.05. Compared to the previous study, we found a decrease in unplanned pregnancy 67.9% vs 58%, with similar socio-demographic characteristics. We also found that in our study only 36% didn´t used a contraceptive method, this is lower than the 88.9% that were found in the previous study. Finally found as a protective factor to make family planning, also found a significant relationship with P <0.05, which follows the logic of statistical a social analysis, of being a positive influential factor in preventing unplanned pregnancies.

KEYWORDS: UNPLANNED PREGNANCY, BIRTH CONTROL, FAMILY PLANNING, CONTRACEPTIVES, TEEN PREGNANCY/ NUMBERS AND STATICS, PREVALENCE, VICENTE CORRAL MOSCOSO REGIONAL HOSPITAL.