Unintended and unwanted pregnancy in St. Lucia
West Indian med. j
; 43(3): 93-6, Sept. 1994.
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| ID: lil-140349
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RESUMO
Among 200 mothers interviewed in St. Lucia, 82//described their pregnancy as unintended and 44//as unwanted; 80//of women having an intended pregnancy and 94.6//having an unintended pregnancy were unmarried and 18.5//were teenagers. Mothers of unintended pregnancies were significantly younger, were significantly higher parity and had begun sexual relations at a significantly earlier age than mothers of intended pregnancies; and unlike mothers of plannerd pregnancies, their desired interpregnancy interval was significantly longer than the actual interval. These results and the sporadic and ineffective use of contraception in St. Lucia emphasize the need for improvements in fertility regulation in that country
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Gravidez não Desejada
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
/
Santa lucia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article