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标题：BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ASSISTED AT A SCHOOL HOSPITAL IN A CITY OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL
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作者：Daniela Tavares Gontijo Daniel Gustavo de Sousa Carleto Sofia Martins Heliana Castro Alves Marcelo Medeiros
期刊名称：Revista Saúde.Com
印刷版ISSN：1809-0761
出版年度：2010
卷号：6
期号：2
出版社：Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
摘要：The adolescence is a human development time characterized by biopsychosocial changes, influenced by personal life experiences. In this context pregnancy along adolescence has been regarded as a relevant social issue due to the high prevalence in this age group. This study aims to describe biopsychosocial characteristics of adolescent mothers in a school hospital (SH) of a public university in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with 40 adolescent mothers in this hospital. Data were collected through a form and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The data in this study were similar to findings in studies conducted in other urban centers especially as regards the participants¡¯ average age and the precarious economic condition of their families and school performance. The data analysis has highlighted the need to understand teenage pregnancy as an experience with different factors as biological, psychological, economic and social development.
关键词：teenage pregnancy; adolescent; reproduction.