OPSOMMING Weens verskeie faktore in die hedendaagse samelewing word tienerswangerskappe 'n gemeenskapsgesondheidsprobleem. Swangerskap by die tiener het indirekte ekonomiese gevolge weens die lae vlak van skoolopvoeding en die hoër pariëteit wat gewoonlik daarmee gepaard gaan. Verder hou swangerskap by tieners ’n hoër risiko vir die moeder en kind in as by ouer vroue. Besondere probleme wat dee...

Female survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence who have been treated with bone marrow transplantation including total body irradiation (TBI) are at high risk of developing ovarian follicular depletion and infertility. The lack of oocytes may be compensated for by oocyte donation but these patients also seem to have a uterine factor. Even though oestrogen replacement therapy is given, t...

A gravidez na adolescência configura-se como problema de saúde pública, uma vez que pode ocasionar sérias complicações à maternoinfantil. Objetiva-se conhecer a produção científica nacional e internacional sobre estratégias educação em para prevenção da adolescência. Revisão integrativa literatura realizada no período março maio 2020, mediante acesso BVS utilizando os seguintes descritores Ciên...

BACKGROUND Adolescent female depressive symptomatology is an unrecognized mood disorder that impairs health in adolescence or adulthood. However, the long-term effects of pre-pregnancy depressive symptoms on birth outcomes in adulthood have not been given adequate empirical assessments. METHOD In this study, we assessed the relationship between the life time duration of depressive symptoms ov...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy is associated with significant morbidity for mothers and infants. Over 50% of pregnant women in developing countries suffer from IDA. It is also prevalent among adolescent girls because the growth spurt and onset of menstruation increase iron requirements. Women who conceive during or shortly after adolescence are likely to enter pregnancy with low ...

Adolescence is a developmental period often characterized as a time of impulsive and risky choices leading to increased incidence of unintentional injuries and violence, alcohol and drug abuse, unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Traditional neurobiological and cognitive explanations for such suboptimal choices and actions have failed to account for nonlinear changes in beha...

BACKGROUND Adolescent pregnancy is a public health concern worldwide. There are disparities in the occurrence of adolescence pregnancy in different social groups and settings; however, few studies have focused on the contribution of a woman's caste in early pregnancy in Nepal. This study aimed to examine the association between caste and adolescent pregnancy; and investigate factors that influe...

Abstract This ethnographic study analyzes sex education actions undertaken by health professionals in a primary healthcare center and public school peripheral neighborhood São Paulo. Educational interventions focused on the individual responsibility of girls risks related to teenage pregnancy. The notion pregnancy as disruptive factor life projects was line with traditionalist common sense pres...

Women represent the majority of informal sector workers in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where adolescent pregnancy rates are high. Little empirical evidence exists concerning the relationship between teen fertility and the likelihood that a woman will be employed in the informal sector. Using a panel survey in Madagascar designed to capture the transition from adolesce...