Frecuencia de embarazo en adolescentes de 15 a 19 años atendidos en la consulta externa de un hospital materno de la ciudad de Guayaquil, en el periodo comprendido entre julio a diciembre del 2018.

Abstract

Currently adolescent pregnancy is considered a problem in the field of public health, affecting globally and nationally. Adolescence is the stage in which many biological, psychological and social changes take place. Early pregnancy can cause various complications that affect the adolescent's health. Adolescent pregnancy represents an economic and educational problem for our country, because many women between the ages of 15 and 19 leave schools because of unwanted pregnancies, many of these people face their pregnancies alone, have a low level economic and leave their stage of professional preparation. The objective of this research is to establish the frequency of pregnancy in adolescents aged 15 to 19 years treated in the outpatient clinic of a maternity hospital in the city of Guayaquil, in the period from July to December 2018. Methodology type of descriptive study, method quantitative, prospective, transversal design. Conclusions in our research project, it was determined that the age range with greater frequency of teenage pregnancies occurs in women of 18 years 28%; followed by 17-year-olds with 26%.