An increase in age was associated with increase in the odds of being pregnant and of having born a child. Ensuring that female teenagers remain in school is vital to mitigating the negative outcomes of teenage pregnancy and child bearing. The treatise in this paper shows that teenage pregnancy ...
Risk factors associated with teenage pregnancy in the context of an HIV and AIDS epidemic in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Is an alternative approach needed?Jinabhai Professor, ChampakTaylor, MyraDlamini, SiyabongaSathiparsad, Reshma
Keddie, A. M. (1992) Psychosocial factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Jamaica. Adolescence 27: pp. 873-890Keddie A, Psychosocial factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Jamaica, Adolescence, 1992, 27(108):873-890.Keddie, A. M. (1992). Psychosocial factors associated with ...
This study explores sociocultural and other risk factors associated with unplanned teenage pregnancy in Zomba district of Malawi. Data were obtained from 505 participants under the age of 20 years using a questionnaire administered through face-to-face interviews held at five antenatal clinics. The da...
A history of mental health or behavioural conditions was associated with the lowest birthweights comparatively (figure 1). Adjusting for multiple maternal risk factors attenuated effect sizes; eg, adjusting for current teenage motherhood attenuated the effect of adversity (data not shown). After ...
Adolescents perceive pregnancy as something which is unintended. Pregnancy is often associated with individual characteristics such as knowledge, maturity, skill, and age at first intercourse. Misconceptions about sex and contraceptives are still evident in most teenagers (Richter and Mlambo, 2005, Ziyan...
Cultural factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Jamaica. A literature review was undertaken to identify key factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Jamaica. Using the PEN-3 cultural model, we first categoris... Soroya,Julian,McFarlane,... - 《Culture Health & Sexuality》 被引量: 0发表: ...
Pain in other sites, late menarche, exercise, and pear body shape were associated with non-cyclic pelvic pain. And, urinary symptoms, previous pregnancy loss, miscegenation, and pear body shape were associated with dyspareunia. Conclusion The prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and non-cyclical ...
The aim of the study was to identify reasons for teenage pregnancy, as well as to examine existing services available to the youth with regards to sexuality. Participants were asked questions pertaining to the following themes related to teenage sexuality: The existence of resources, the ...
15 However, adolescent pregnancy is often unplanned and is associated with fewer appointments, which usually start when the pregnancy is already advanced, as well as with lower follow-up rates when compared with adult pregnancies.27 Lack of knowledge of available prenatal care services, lack of ...