Denton A B, Chase W M, Scott K
Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
West Indian Med J. 1994 Sep;43(3):93-6.
Among 200 mothers interviewed in St. Lucia, 82.5% described their pregnancy as unintended and 44% as unwanted; 80% of women having an intended pregnancy and 94.6% having an unintended pregnancy were unmarried and 18.5% were teenagers. Mothers of unintended pregnancies were significantly younger, were of significantly higher parity and had begun sexual relations at a significantly earlier age than mothers of intended pregnancies; and, unlike mothers of planned pregnancies, their desired interpregnancy interval was significantly longer than the actual interval. These results and the sporadic and ineffective use of contraception in St. Lucia emphasize the need for improvements in fertility regulation in that country.
在圣卢西亚接受采访的200名母亲中，82.5%称自己的怀孕是意外怀孕，44%称是意外且不想要的怀孕；在有计划怀孕的女性中，80%未婚，在意外怀孕的女性中，94.6%未婚，18.5%是青少年。意外怀孕的母亲明显更年轻，生育胎次明显更多，开始性行为的年龄比有计划怀孕的母亲明显更早；而且，与有计划怀孕的母亲不同，她们期望的两次怀孕间隔时间明显长于实际间隔时间。这些结果以及圣卢西亚避孕措施使用的零散和低效凸显了该国改善生育调节的必要性。
