Sökning: "adolescent pregnancy"

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1. 1. Adolescent pregnancies in Nicaragua. The importance of education

   Författare :Elmer Zelaya Blandon; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :adolescent; contraception; sexuality; pregnancy; gender; education; Nicaragua;

   Sammanfattning : Early adolescent pregnancy implies increased social and medical risks. There is lack of understanding of the mechanisms behind early sexual debut and pregnancy. This contributes to the difficulties to meet the educational and health care needs of adolescents. LÄS MER

3. 2. Adolescent pregnancies in the Amazon basin of Ecuador : a rights and gender approach to girls' sexual and reproductive health

   Författare :Isabel Goicolea; Marianne Wulff; Miguel San Sebastian; Johanne Sundby; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :adolescent pregnancy; adolescent motherhood; reproductive and sexual health; right to health; gender relations; gender structures; Ecuador; Amazon; Sexuality; agency; medicin; Medicine;

   Sammanfattning : Adolescent pregnancy has been associated with adverse health and social outcomes, but it has also been favorably viewed as a pathway to adulthood. In Ecuador, where 20% of girls aged between 15-19 years get pregnant, the adolescent fertility rate has increased and inequalities between adolescent girls from different educational, socio-economic levels and geographical regions are prominent: 43% of illiterate adolescents become pregnant compared to 11% with secondary education. LÄS MER

4. 3. Anaemia in women of reproductive age in Tanzania : A study in Dar es Salaam

   Författare :Siriel Nanzia Massawe; Per Bergsjø; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; pregnancy; iron deficiency; intervention; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age and to investigate the underlying causes, as well as assess the effectiveness of antenatal care (ANC) interventions for anaemia prevention. Consecutive pregnant women booking for ANC (n=2235) were screened for anaemia, followed up and screened again late in pregnancy. LÄS MER

5. 4. Partner violence during pregnancy, psychosocial factors and child outcomes in Nicaragua

   Författare :Eliette Valladares Cardoza; Ulf Högberg; Berit Schei; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; abuse during pregnancy; partner violence; pregnant women; low birth weight; small for gestational age; Nicaragua; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden;

   Sammanfattning : The objectives of the thesis was to explore partner violence during pregnancy in Nicaragua – its prevalence and characteristics, how women perceive, understand and cope with it, its association with specific child outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth, and possible pathways. A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted with 478 pregnant women and for a sub-sample of 147 salivary cortisol was measured. LÄS MER

7. 5. Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland : quality of care, community support and health care service needs

   Författare :Patricia Thuli Mngadi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Adolescents; adolescent pregnancy; content analysis; FGDs; gender identity; maternity care; risky sexual behaviour; social support; Swaziland.;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to study - from different perspectives - adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland. The specific objectives were to: i) explore maternity care practices and support for adolescent mothers during their stay in the maternity unit; ii) study the postpartum support to adolescent mothers and their newborns at home by families, communities and health professionals; iii) explore adolescents' views regarding risky sexual behaviour; iv) explore adolescent boys' views on adolescent pregnancy and parenthood; v) explore health care staff provision of adolescent sexual and reproductive health care services in Swaziland. LÄS MER