Abstract

DOBLADO DONIS, Norma Isaura; DE LA ROSA BATISTA, Idania  and  JUNCO MANRIQUE, Ana. The abortion in adolescence, a health problem. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2010, vol.36, n.3, pp. 409-421. ISSN 1561-3062.

The pregnancy termination is a health problem involving the reproductive health of adolescents from the biological, psychological and social point of view. OBJECTIVE: To correlate and to assess the biological, psychological and sociodemographic features of adolescents who terminate their pregnancy in the "Dr. Julio Rafael Alfonso Medina" Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital of Matanzas province during the period of four months (September-December, 2009). Universe included 128 adolescents seen in the abortion service of this center. To fulfill this objective a survey was done. The following variables were studied: age, age at the first sexual intercourse, number of sexual partners, use of contraconception in the first sexual intercourse, schooling level, parents living together, ways to know on sexuality, attitude in the face of pregnancy and who decide the abortion. Data were processed using the SPSS statistic package for Windows 11.5version, expressing the table's results. RESULTS: The predominant age group was between 15-17 years, the 40.6 % of adolescents had his first sexual intercourse at 15 years old, the 49.2 % had three or more partners, the 39.6 % had abortions, the 76.5 % had not protection in this first sexual intercourse, the 56.2% remains without protection, the 27.3 % lived with his parents and in a great percentage the pregnancy was repeated in some relatives. CONCLUSIONS: The early onset of sexual intercourses, the no use of contraception, the promiscuity, the presence of relatives with pregnancy during adolescence, the mono-parental homes and to live under family pressure in the decision-making related to abortion had a great statistic representation in present study.

Keywords : Adolescence; abortion; contraception; reproductive health.

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