Individual and familial factors associated with teenage pregnancy: an interview study

[Teenage pregnancy and factors associated with low birth weight].

PURPOSE to analyze the association of pregnancy in adolescence with low birth weight (LBW). METHODS all the patients who gave birth in a teaching Hospital at Maranhão State from July to December 2006 were included in the study and were split in two groups: adolescents (ten to 19 years old) and adults (20 to 34 years old). The variables studied were: skin color, schooling, marital status, fami...

Factors associated with adolescent sexual intercourse and teenage pregnancy

Factors associated with teenage marital pregnancy among Bangladeshi women

BACKGROUND Teenage pregnancy is a public health concern both in developed and developing world. In Bangladesh, most of the first pregnancies occur immediately after marriage, especially among teenagers. Although women aged 15-29 years are the most fertility contributing women in Bangladesh, studies are not yet conducted on teenage pregnancy within this group of women. In the current study, an a...

Adverse Reproductive Outcomes Associated With Teenage Pregnancy

INTRODUCTION It is debated whether teenage pregnancy is associated with an adverse reproductive outcome. This study assessed the reproductive outcomes in teenage pregnancy in Nepal, a developing setting. METHODS A hospital based retrospective cohort study of 4,101 deliveries to compare the outcomes between teenage and non-teenage pregnancies. RESULTS Pregnancy in teenagers was associated wi...

Investigating Risk Factors Associated With Teenage Pregnancy and Infant Mortality in the United States

Context: Teenage birth and infant mortality rates are major concerns for the United States. In 2006, teen mothers were more likely than any other age group to give birth to an infant that died before the age of one (10.28 per 1,000 live births). Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the risk factors associated with infant mortality and teenage pregnancy. Factors such as low bir...