Reproductive health of married adolescent women in squatter areas in Alexandria, Egypt
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2001; 7 (6): 935-942
in English
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| ID: emr-158016
ABSTRACT
Through a house-to-house survey, 455 married adolescent women [< 20 years] and 455 married women aged 20-45 years from squatter areas in Alexandria were interviewed. Determinants of early marriage were consanguinity, illiteracy and unawareness of reproductive health. Of the currently pregnant adolescents, 22% were receiving antenatal care compared with 40% of the older women. Family planning methods were currently being used by 39% of the adolescents and 63% of the older wives. Determinants of non-use were adolescence, illiteracy and previous miscarriage/stillbirth. There is a need to increase public awareness of reproductive health and change the behaviour of both groups of women in this under-privileged sector
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pregnancy in Adolescence
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Transients and Migrants
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Pregnancy
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Poverty Areas
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Urban Health
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Spouses
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Consanguinity
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Educational Status
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2001
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