Sabroza Adriane Reis, Leal Maria do Carmo, Gama Silvana Granado Nogueira da, Costa Janaína Viana da
Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2004;20 Suppl 1:S112-20. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2004000700012. Epub 2004 May 20.
This study aimed to describe the socioeconomic and psychosocial characteristics of a sample of teenage mothers classified according to marital status and age group. A sample of 1,228 adolescent mothers was interviewed in the immediate post-partum, selected from public and private hospitals in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The chi-square test (chi2) was used to verify the hypothesis of homogeneity of proportions. Comparing the groups, we found that single and younger adolescents were at increased risk of unwanted pregnancy, less family support, and more abortions. Fathers of the infants also tended to be adolescents and unemployed. Adherence to prenatal care was influenced by the adolescent's marital status. The results showed that the most disadvantaged socioeconomic and psychosocial conditions were found among single and younger adolescents.
本研究旨在描述根据婚姻状况和年龄组分类的青少年母亲样本的社会经济和心理社会特征。在产后即刻对1228名青少年母亲进行了访谈，样本选自巴西里约热内卢市的公立和私立医院。采用卡方检验（chi2）来验证比例同质性的假设。比较各群体后，我们发现单身和较年轻的青少年意外怀孕风险增加、家庭支持较少且堕胎较多。婴儿的父亲也往往是青少年且失业。产前护理的依从性受青少年婚姻状况的影响。结果表明，单身和较年轻的青少年中社会经济和心理社会状况最不利。
