Knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls and their mothers about early pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent pregnancy is an important public health problem and a socio-economic challenge in diverse societies. As a tremendously important problem, this issue has caused major concerns, as it exposes adolescent girls to social isolation and physical and psychological harm. So, this study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls and their mothers about early pregnancy, its causes, consequences, and predictors in Tabriz-Iran in 2020-21.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was done with 540 people (270 adolescent girls and 270 mothers) in the health centers of Tabriz. Data were collected using the questionnaires of sociodemographic information, knowledge, and adolescent girls' attitudes and their mothers about early pregnancy, its causes, and

SUBMITTER: Naghizadeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919530 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature