Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a unique period of rapid growth and development in girls, that mixes the physical, emotional and social spheres of childhood and adulthood. It starts with the changes of puberty and ends when an autonomous young adult emerges.OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors related to multiparity in a certain vicinity of Cartagena, Colombia.METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional and exploratory study, consisting of 207 adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years residing in locality 2 in Cartagena.RESULTS: The average age of the adolescents surveyed was 18.32 years. It was found that teenagers’ will to have 2 children (with respect to having 3) is lower (in 0.175) in girls with an educational level higher than primary school. When a family is moderate in giving orders or rules, the chance of a teen to have 2 children instead of 3 is 3.95 times higher than in those families that are not moderate. When planning the first pregnancy, the desire of adolescents to have a second child and not a third is 17.607 higher these girls that had unplanned first in those in which their first pregnancy was not planned. Whereas in pregnancies due to the misuse of contraceptives, the probability of not conceiving a third child is 3.7 times higher than those who became pregnant for a different reason. Adolescents who attended prenatal controls have a preference of 0.021 for having 4 or more children instead of 3, with respect to those who do not attend.CONCLUSIONS: A series of family and sociocultural factors were identified in this study, that relate to multiparity in adolescents. The family is the core unit of health and the ideal entity to convey protective factors.
Highlights
Adolescence is a unique period of rapid growth and development in girls, that mixes the physical, emotional and social spheres of childhood and adulthood
When a family is moderate in giving orders or rules, the chance of a teen to have 2 children instead of 3 is 3.95 times higher than in those families that are not moderate
A series of family and sociocultural factors were identified in this study, that relate to multiparity in adolescents
Summary
Adolescence is a unique period of rapid growth and development in girls, that mixes the physical, emotional and social spheres of childhood and adulthood. Adolescence is a unique period of rapid growth and development, comprising the physical, emotional and social scopes of childhood and adulthood It starts with the changes of puberty and ends when an autonomous young adult emerges, an individual who can function responsibly at an intellectual and sexual level, and with vocations that benefit society (Secretaria, 2002). In 2014, a study in Latin America showed that 19.5% of females between the ages of 15 and 19 years were or had been pregnant (Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas, 2014), countries such as Argentina in 2011 reported a total of 107 girls between 10 and 14 years’ old that were mothers for the second time, and 20 girls for the third time These 127 cases show the multiple failures of the society as a whole, blaming the healthcare services and their policies to act in a timely manner.
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