Perceptions assessment of a group of Puerto Rican pregnant adolescents regarding the susceptibility, severity, benefits and barriers of teenage pregnancy
P. R. health sci. j
; 19(3): 281-8, Sept. 2000. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-285531
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This assessment was aimed at describing the perceptions of a group of Puerto Rican pregnant adolescents regarding the susceptibility, severity, benefits and barriers of adolescents pregnancy.METHOD:
A non probabilistic sample of 71 adolescents that receive prenatal services at a hospital in the greater metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Descriptive statistics were utilized to describe the population.RESULTS:
A 50.7 per cent of the participants had a moderated high susceptibility perception and 53.5 per cent had a high severity perception. In general, 70.4 per cent of the participants perceived that the prenatal care during the adolescent pregnancy is highly beneficial and 60.0 per cent had a low barriers perceptions.CONCLUSION:
The assessment specifically demonstrated the need to create permanent educational programs in hospitals and schools. It is important that the health professionals develop basic educational strategies to procure effective behavior modification in adolescents.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.1 Reduzir a Mortalidade Materna
Problema de saúde:
Cuidado Materno
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Percepção
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Gravidez na Adolescência
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of Puerto Rico/PR