Resumen

JANCO MAMANI, Alvaro et al. Risk factors associated to pregnant teenager of 15 to 19 years, La Paz - Bolivia. Rev. Arte y Ciencia Medica [online]. 2005, n.7, pp. 14-17. ISSN 9999-8888.

Adolescence is a life stage, by which personal scale of values, interests and vocation are defined; maybe is also the area which receives most of the attention by the teenager, for his/her sexuality, although lots of adults, such as parents, teachers and health professionals consider that sexual intercourse among adolescents are unacceptable by moral, religious, psychological ,and medical reasons. The fact that teenagers begin to be sexually active more and more at early ages , and the concerning about this, is that most of them don't take any precaution, becoming this issue a great Public Health. problem in Bolivia. This investigation pursues to know if the educational and economical levels, and the familiar perception are exposure factors for the female teenagers between 15 and 19 years old, to get pregnant. This study took place in the Woman's Hospital, dependency of the Miraflores Hospitable Complex, in La Paz, Bolivia: the sample population was 164 participants, to whom a survey was applied, for which all ethical procedures were considered. The results sh aw that the educational and economical levels are related to pregnancy in teenagers, both of them are significant (p<0.05). The association magnitude is important therefore the obtained OR are \5A and 5.4 respectively. Along this study, the assessment that personal actions and behavior correlated with educational level reached by each woman, are confirmed.

Palabras llave : Pregnancy; Pregnant Teenager; Educational Level.