Atención en salud materno-infantil y maternidad adolescente en localidades menores de 100 000 habitantes / Maternal and child healthcare and adolescent maternity in under 100 000 inhabitants communities
Las mujeres con MA tienen menor cobertura continua en salud materna que las que no tuvieron MA (8.1 y 19.6%, respectivamente). La cobertura de atención del infante con contenido adecuado fue menor a 30% y no hubo diferencias entre los grupos.
Conclusión:
Es necesario fortalecer acciones focalizadas en este grupo de mujeres para reducir brechas en las coberturas y mejorar la salud materno-infantil.
Abstract
Objective:
To compare the coverage of continuous maternal healthcare and early childhood care in women with and without adolescent motherhood (AM) who live in under-100 000-inhabitants communities. Materials and
Women with AM have lower continuous coverage of maternal care than those without AM (8.1 and 19.6%, respectively). Infant care coverage with adequate content was lower than 30%, and there were no differences between the groups.
Conclusions:
It is necessary to strengthen actions focused on this group of women in order to reduce the gaps in coverage and improve maternal and child health.