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FERNANDEZ BORBON, Hugo; GEREZ MENA, Suraima; RAMIREZ PEREZ, Noelvis  y  PINEDA BOUZON, Anyelina. Characterization of the voluntary termination of pregnancy in adolescents. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2014, vol.40, n.2, pp. 197-205. ISSN 0138-600X.

Introduction: abortion is a health problem that involves the sexual and reproductive health in adolescence. Objective: to evaluate its behavior and correlate biological, psychological, and socio-demographic features of young people attending this service at Hermanos Cruz polyclinic in Pinar del Rio. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on adolescents who attended the consultation of menstrual regulation from January to May 2013. The universe was formed by 150 young persons. A simple random sample of 62 was chosen to participate in this study. A survey was given to them. Age, age at first intercourse, number of sexual partners, use of contraception and reasons for the request for termination of pregnancy using the variables studied. Data was processed and analyzed with frequency steps. Results: the predominant age group was between 18-19 years, 93.5 % had their first sexual intercourse between 14 and 17 years, 64.5 % have had 3 or more sexual partners, 77.4 % were single. 45.1 % used condoms, 41.9 % reported pregnancy due to method failure and the most common reason for pregnancy interruption was being too young to assume the role of motherhood (90.3 %). Conclusions: early initiation of sexual intercourse, inappropriate use of contraception, promiscuity, and expected inexperience to assume the role of motherhood suggest that there are still difficulties in sexuality education of adolescent.

Palabras clave : adolescence; reproductive health; abortion; contraception; sexuality.

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