Social, demographic, family and economic factors related to adolescent pregnancy in the urban area of Briceno, 2012/ Factores sociales, demograficos, familiares y economicos relacionados con el embarazo en adolescentes, area urbana, Briceno, 2012

• Published in: Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2014-06, Vol.16 (3), p.394
• Main Authors: Montoya-Velez, Liliana P, Gomez-Mercado, Carlos A
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Subjects: Economic aspects; Family; Family relations; Health policy; Pregnant women; Surveys; Teenage pregnancy
• ISSN: 0124-0064
• DOI: 10.15446/rsap.v16n3.34986

Objective To establish the relationship between the social, demographic, economic and family with pregnancy in adolescents 13 to 19 years in urban areas in the municipality of Briceno, 2012, for the purpose of obtaining information for the formulation of public health policies sexual and reproductive health. Methods Cross sectional study, conducted in the urban area of Antioquia Briceno, between April and May 2012. A survey was conducted to gather information on factors: social, demographic, economic and family. Implemented a logistic regression model. Results The adolescents who were 193 survey respondents. Factors associated by multivariate analysis with increased risk of teenage pregnancy were age (OR: 8.33 CI, 1.82 to 38.14), socioeconomic status (OR: 12.52 CI, 1.58 to 98, 91), occupation (OR: 7.60 CI 3.0 to 19.27), living with a partner (OR: 17.47 CI, 3.63 to 83.94), early initiation of sex (OR: 1.95 CI, 0.69 to 5.5), the number of sexual partners (OR: 1.70 CI, 0.74 to 3.86), the father's education level (OR: 3.05 CI 1.01 to 9.22), the fact of having been raped (OR: 3.66 CI, 1.12 to 11.96) and family income (OR: 3.98 CI, 1 ,45-10, 92). Conclusions The study found that age, socioeconomic status, occupation, living with the couple, early initiation of sexual intercourse, number of sexual partners, the educational level of the father, having been raped and the family income were associated with teenage pregnancy in the urban area of Briceno. Key Words: Adolescent, pregnancy, risk factors, Colombia (source: MeSH, NLM). Objetivo Establecer la relacion entre los factores sociales, demograficos, familiares y economicos con el embarazo en adolescentes de 13 a 19 anos del area urbana en el municipio de Briceno, 2012, con el proposito de obtener informacion para la formulacion de politicas publicas en salud sexual y reproductiva. Metodos Estudio Cross sectional, realizado en el area urbana del municipio de Briceno, Antioquia, entre Abril y Mayo de 2012. Se aplico una encuesta dirigida a buscar informacion sobre factores: sociales, demograficos, familiares y economicos. Se implemento un modelo de regresion logistica. Resultados Las adolescentes que respondieron las encuestas fueron 193. Los factores asociados mediante el analisis multivariado con mayor riesgo de embarazo adolescente Fueron: la edad (OR: 8,33 IC; 1,82-38,14), el estrato socioeconomico (OR: 12,52 IC; 1,58-98,91), la ocupacion (OR: 7,60 IC: 3,0-19,27), la convivencia con la pareja (OR: 17,47 IC; 3,