Abstract
Background and aim: This survey study aimed to determine demographic characteristics of adolescent mothers and find out factors effecting adolescent marriages by performing a questionnaire to adolescent mothers. Method: After obtaining the approval of the Ethics Committee of Dicle University, this survey study was performed between March 1, 2012 and August 31, 2012 for a period of 6-month in Diyarbakir Maternity Hospital during the study period. Results: In this study, results of a survey performed to 71 mothers who gave their first birth under 19 year of age were evaluated. Conclusion: Since adolescent girls involved in adolescent marriages are mostly biopsychosocially immature and poorly educated individuals they are tend to suffer early-age unhealthy pregnancies and consequently high rate of miscarriage and other pregnancy associated complications.
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