Adolescent pregnancy in Andes, Antioquia, 2017-2019

Abstract

Objective: to describe and evaluate social factors associated presented during adolescent pregnancy in the population of the municipality of Andes, between 2017 and 2019. Methods: an observational analytical study was conducted with 84 women between 12 and 19 years old who were pregnant between the years 2017 and 2019. Through a survey conducted in the local hospital San Rafael, in Andes, Antioquia, on November 30, 2019 and January 11, 2020, demograhic and social information was collected. The association was assessed using the Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. Results: the more frecuents ages were 17 and 19 years old, the mean age for the first sexual intercourse was 14.8 (SD: 1.7) years, and the number of sexual partners to date was 1.03 (SD: 1.2). Knowledge of contraceptive methods was adequate, in the 84.5% of the cases, however, only 36.9% used any method. 66% dropped out of school and 79.2% of these belonged to a low socioeconomic stratum. Gestational complications occurred in 34.5%. The age of the pregnant adolescent was associated to the age of the father, with an OR = 23.6 and p value < 0.001, and the low socioeconomic status OR = 36.7 and p < 0.001. Conclusions: having a partner over 18 years of age and belonging to a low socioeconomic stratum are two of the social factors that showed an statistical association in the population of pregnant adolescents in the municipality of Andes, Antioquia.