Prevalency of the pregnancy in adolescents in a villa, Acre - Brazil

Abstract

It is a descriptive study, accomplished 13 pregnant adolescents close to, of a Project of Driven Establishment in a Villa of " V " in Porto Acre - Brazil, with the objective of verifying its prevalency. The data were collected in the Record of Prenatal of the Position of Health, in the month of June of 2003. As result stands out the 84,6% pregnant adolescents in the 15-19 year-old age group, where 53,9% were in the married condition or they lived committees and 61,5% didn't use any birth-control method. It is pointed out although 61,5% didn't want to be pregnant, although 69,2% reacted well the pregnancy. For the education degree, it is emphasized the 38,4% with 1st incomplete degree, as well as the 23,1% illiterate. An important dice, was the support of the family for 42,9% of the husband or boyfriend before the pregnancy and for 50,0% after the pregnancy, same being taken in consideration that 46,1% just receive a minimum wage a month.