Factores de riesgo asociados a embarazos en adolescentes que acuden al Centro de Salud de Biblián, en los meses de octubre a diciembre del 2006

Abstract

The Ecuadorian population has the characteristics of being predominantly a young population, adolescents represent 23.4% of the total population, constituting an important sector, which was not given due attention in the social field and A special in health Sexual and reproductive health in Cañar has not passed a being more than a simple announced. Consequently, the neglect in this area has caused a high incidence of Pregnancies among adolescents, the situation that is alive in the Health Center of Bibliography, associated to risk factors for the lack of education on the subject, with connotations of socio-economic character And Health for adolescence and your child. The risk factors associated with pregnancy in adolescents are: individual, social and family, including priority in the study group of adolescent emigrants who went to the Biblián Health Center, using the descriptive study method. 57% of adolescents are single and 63% belong to the rural area. People with lower education are those who frequently become pregnant, knowledge about sexuality and reproductive health scarce children in adolescents