Psychosocial impact of pregnancy in adolescence

Abstract

Introduction: About 16 million adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age have a birth every year, representing 11% of all births in the world; so it has become a health problem, representing high psychological and social risks. Goals: Characterize the psychosocial repercussions of pregnancy in adolescence in the health center Guasmo west Mangrove in the year 2021. Materials and Methods: An observational study was carried out, cross-sectional descriptive study, with a prevalence or cross-sectional study design, the The study population consisted of 95 pregnant adolescents, attended in the consultation of the Center for Guasmo west Mangrove Health, through a psychometric test. Results: It was identified that the 69.4% were between the ages of 18 and 19, 79% marital status free union, 88.4% were self-identified as half blood, 57.9% finished high school. Regarding the repercussions psychological, it was identified that they presented anxiety 18.5%, depression 12.6% and low self-esteem the 7.4%. For the social repercussions, we can observe 35.8% had dropped out of school; to the analyze the family reaction 61% have family acceptance, 78% have support from the spouse and there were no cases of social rejection. Conclusion: They were identified in the pregnant adolescents an increase in cases of school dropout, leaving the adolescent with a very low level of schooling that does not allow him to access a decent job that allows him meet at least their basic needs. In addition, a small part experienced anxiety, depression and low self-esteem; is of importance to take into account, since it turns them into a group of priority attention.