Abstract

ALVAREZ CORTES, Julia Tamara et al. Unplanned pregnancy in adolescence. Educational program for female teenagers. ccm [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.4, pp. 559-570. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: unplanned pregnancy in adolescence is a health problem. Consequences are serious for the adolescent mother and her baby. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program about unplanned pregnancy in adolescence. Method: a 3 stages educational intervention: diagnosis, intervention and evaluation of 46 female teenagers, assisted between September 2016 and February 2017, at family doctor's office #18 from Ramón López Peña Polyclinic, Santiago de Cuba. The evaluation instrument was applied before and after developing the educational program, which was imparted during the intervention stage. The information was resummed through the absolute frequency, percentage and the Mc Nemar test. Results: average age was 16.2 years, 63% were single and 37% married. A 73.9% had an active sex life and 23.5% did not use contraception. Teenagers´ knowledge about pregnancy was significantly improved after intervention stage. Conclusions: this educational program increased knowledge about unplanned pregnancy among participants, so it was considered effective.

Keywords : adolescence; unplanned pregnancy; reproductive health; educational intervention; educational program; teenagers.

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