Factores sociales, demograficos, familiares y economicos relacionados con el embarazo en adolescentes, area urbana, Brice?o, 2012

• Published in: Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2014-05, Vol.16 (3), p.394
• Main Authors: Gómez Mercado, Carlos Alberto, Montoya Velez, Liliana Patricia
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Subjects: Public health; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors; Teenage pregnancy; Urban areas
• ISSN: 0124-0064; 2539-3596

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 Briceo, 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 Briceo, 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 Briceo.