Miedos relacionados con el proceso de embarazo y parto en adolescentes entre 12 y 19 años del Subcentro de Salud Ricaurte, Cuenca 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Teen pregnancy is a public health problem that is increasing and involves risks, consequences and fears they face in the gestation period, which are set by physical changes and lack of information on adolescent girls. TARGET: Identify fears about the process of pregnancy and childbirth in adolescents between 12 and 19 years of Ricaurte Subcentro Health. Cuenca, 2015. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It comprising a quantitative descriptive study consisting of 122 pregnant teenagers selected in the health sub center through the use of surveys and interviews, with the consent of the involved adolescents and their parents. Data were processed and analyzed through SPSS, Microsoft Excel programs, the results are presented in simple graphs and tables with their analysis. RESULTS: The 10% of pregnant adolescents attending health sub-center Ricaurte to be served are between 12-14 years, 40 % between 15 and 17 years, and 50% are with over 18 years of age, the 74.08 % have fear of having an abortion. CONCLUSIONS: The adolescence is a set of physiological, social and emotional changes; depending on the age of the teenager and the time that has elapsed between their development and pregnancy may be more or fewer complications. Through surveys we determined that adolescents have fears during pregnancy and childbirth.