Analysis of births, abortions and maternal mortality in adolescents in Ecuador from 2013 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescent pregnancy is associated to school desertion, violence, termination of pregnancy under suboptimal conditions, obstetric complications and other consequences that can put the woman's quality of life at risk and of those that surround her. The purpose of this study is to describe the situation and tendencies of adolescent pregnancies, abortions and maternal deaths between 2013 and 2016 in Ecuador.

Methods

This cross-sectional study uses secondary data from national Ecuadorian vital statistics reports of adolescents between 10 and 19 years old. The data sources used register all the births, deaths and hospital discharges in the country at both public and private health establishments. We performed a descriptive analysis of qualitative and quantitative var

SUBMITTER: Garcia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature