Early union, 'disgrasya', and prior adversity and disadvantage: pathways to adolescent pregnancy among Filipino youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies explore what it means to be an adolescent parent in the Philippines from the young parents' perspective. This study sought to improve understanding of how adolescent mothers and young fathers experienced pregnancy in Palawan, Philippines.

Methods

We conducted narrative analysis of 27 semi-structured interviews with 15 Filipino young parents.

Findings

Our findings point to three pathways to adolescent pregnancy differentiated by life circumstances and perceived self-efficacy: through early unions, through 'disgrasya' (accident) in romantic relationships, and when pregnancy is directly related to adversity and disadvantage. Some young people adopted agentic narratives and had intended pregnancies within early unions. Young people who had unintende

SUBMITTER: Habito CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8157620 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature