Sociodemographic, sexual, and reproductive variables associated with pregnancy among adolescents from low socioeconomic background

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ID11044459
AutoresMaria C Canavarro (0000-0002-5083-7322, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences Univ Coimbra Coimbra Portugal), Neuza Silva (0000-0003-4110-9961, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences Univ Coimbra Coimbra Portugal), Eva Diniz (0000-0003-4544-4839, William James Center for Research ISPA‐Instituto Universitário Lisbon Portugal), Marco Pereira (0000-0002-3155-081X, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences Univ Coimbra Coimbra Portugal), Silvia H Koller (0000-0001-9109-6674, Faculty of Psychology Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil), Raquel Pires (0000-0002-4674-0245, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences Univ Coimbra Coimbra Portugal, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen48
Número6
Páginas1732-1750
Fecha de publicación2020-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22364
PMID32330310
OpenAlexW3017813584
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas32

Adolescent pregnancy remains a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. Portugal and Brazil represent some of the best examples of this phenomenon. The present study aimed to identify sociodemographic, sexual, and reproductive health‐related variables associated with adolescent pregnancy among students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in both countries. The sample included 984 female adolescents, among whom 215 became pregnant. Living with a partner and lack of information about sex and contraception from the family were the best explicative factors for pregnancy occurrence in both countries. Country‐specific variables were also identified. Our results may contribute to developing global preventive interventions, addressing the school as an ideal setting for primary intervention and considering culture‐specific characteristics of high‐risk populations

Biology · Developed country · Developing country · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling) · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Reproductive health · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology