Prevalencia de embarazo en adolescentes y factores asociados en el Hospital Luis F. Martínez. Cañar 2017

Objective: to determine the prevalence of pregnancy in adolescents and associated factors at the Luis F Martinez Hospital in Cañar province, in 2017.Methodology: it is a cross-sectional study carried out in 200 female adolescents. The Family APGAR test and the questionnaire from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses were used. Data was collected in a survey and it was tabulated in EpiInfo7. The frequencies, percentages, prevalence ratio with its 95% confidence interval as well as Chi square with its p value were obtained.Results: the average age was 16.9 years; 52.5% were mestizo, 41% had incomplete secondary education, 51.5% were in free union and were housewives. The prevalence of teenage pregnancy was 18%. The factors associated with adolescent pregnancy were: home distant from the health center (PR: 1.25, 95% CI 1.06-1.14, p: 0.004), consumption of psychoactive substances (PR 1.24, 95% CI 1.06-1.46, p: 0.005) , migration of one of the parents (PR 1.28, 95% CI 1.10-1.49, p: 0.002), school dropout (PR 1.65, 95% CI 1.34-2.03, p: 0.000) and family dysfunction (PR 1.66, 95% CI 1.5-2.21 , p: 0.000).Conclusions: the prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in this locality is high and is associated with age >15 years, distant housing from the health center, consumption of psychoactive substances, migration of one of the parents, school dropout, and family dysfunction