Abstract

PARRA PENA, Ersilia et al. Menstrual Regulation in Adolescents and Risk Factors. ccm [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.4, pp.643-656. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: teenage pregnancy and abortions volunteers, in which menstrual regulations have a special place, difficult experiences that affect the overall health of both parents and their children, family and society. Objectives: to assess the risk factors that influenced the adolescent who underwent menstrual regulations. Method: a case-control adolescents in the municipality Calixto Garcia, Holguin Province, in the period from January to December 2014 study was conducted. The study group comprised 57 adolescents who were attended the service of Menstrual Regulation and the sample consisted of 40 patients which were performed this procedure (cases group) and were matched to 40 with no history of pregnancy and the same age (control group). Results: 60% of the cases studied were untying study with work. 60% early started their sex and 55% had an inappropriate sexual behavior. Ignorance of the complications of menstrual regulations was present in 65% and family dysfunction prevailed in 52.5%. Control of identified risk factors could result in a reduction equal to the value attributable fraction of 64% to 90% and the likelihood that menstrual regulations were held was from 1.7 to 11 times. Conclusions: early beginning of sex, promiscuity, lack of knowledge on complications and dysfunctional families predominated as risk factors.

Keywords : adolescence; pregnancy; risk factors; menstrual regulation.

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