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BOMBINO COMPANIONI, Yenisei  y  QUINTANA LLANIO, Livia. Teenage motherhood: "a nice, but a complicated experience. Studies in Barinas, 2012. Rev Nov Pob [online]. 2015, vol.11, n.21, pp. 78-88. ISSN 1817-4078.

Presentation of results of a qualitative study conducted in 2012, in communities with low socioeconomic status, state of Barinas in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Its purpose was to assess the conditions of the immediate social context and individual incidents in making decisions about reproduction in adolescence. Individual and group in depth interviews were applied, to a group of teenage mothers, pregnant women and mothers from the neighborhood. It was identified a low use of available primary health services regarding political, ideological and cultural determinants of health system organization that limit educational and preventive measures of sexual behavior, particularly teen pregnancy. Sexuality education occurs not incidentally; according to respondents, school erroneous beliefs, that restrict the chances of pregnant teenagers to continue their studies, persist. Menarche and the beginning of sexual relations occur early. The latter occur inwithmen who are5-15 years older than them. The most common age of first pregnancy is between 10 and 16 years. In general, they do not use protection methods in sexual practices. When they do, it is irregular and incorrect. They recognize conditions associated with teenage pregnancies that increase the risk for this event. In general it was found that the restricted access and use of basic services, the reproduction of erroneous beliefs about sexuality, reproduction and parenting, supported by patriarchal conceptions, foster gender inequalities that impact on teenage pregnancy and their vulnerabilities.

Palabras clave : motherhood; adolescence; decision making; reproduction.

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