Predictors of teenage motherhood

سال انتشار: 1398
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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RMED08_203

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 21 مرداد 1398

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Objective: Teenage motherhood is one of the important health challenges in developing countries. According to the WHO estimates, 10% of all worldwide births are delivered by adolescent mothers. Teenage motherhood impacts on mothers, children, families and communities. Thus their causes and predisposing factors must be explored. The aim of this study was to explore the factors that predict teenage motherhood in Iranian culture.Materials and Methods: Inductive Conventional content analysis approach was used in this qualitative study. Face to face In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 Iranian adolescent mothers in the Kerman province of Iran. Data collection continued until the point of data saturation and MAXQDA software (v. 10.0) was utilized in the analysis of the data.Results: Two main categories (external motivators and internal motivators) and 9 sub-categories (inappropriate economic condition, breakdown of family, encouragement of parents, copying others, country policy; position, subjective beliefs, inner needs and desires, knowledge deficit) were extracted from the data.Conclusion: The finding of this study showed that various factors (personal, social, economic, cultural, religious and technological) predict teenage motherhood. In order to overcome this problem and to address the associated issues; the adolescents, family, schools, society, religious centers, researchers, health centers, and policy makers must be considered. Understanding causes of teenage motherhood help health care providers to provide appropriate assessment and interventions for improve the health of teenage mothers. Health care providers can introduce adolescents to support centers; and providing appropriate care, counseling and education for them and their parents. Adolescent friendly reproductive health services are necessary for help to adolescent mothers.

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M Mangeli

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Shahrbabak Branch , Kerman, Iran