Frecuencia de aborto espontáneo en adolescentes de 15 a 20 años en un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Miscarriage in adolescents is one of the biggest problems that is occurring in our society. A study on the frequency of abortions in adolescents is carried out. Objective: To analyze the frequency of spontaneous abortion in pregnant adolescents aged 15 to 20 years in a general hospital, the Methodology is descriptive, transversal, the sample is constituted by 80 pregnant women who attended the Hospital Los Ceibos, from October 2018 to March 2019 the Instrument that was used was an indirect observation guide, whose results indicated that the age of 15-16 years predominated with 55%; the academic level 70% of them are with secondary education, with regard to complications during their pregnancy 70% of them suffered from urinary tract infections, 83% presented abdominal pain as a main symptom, while the other 17% had vaginal bleeding, 93% indicated that they had already had a previous abortion. No history of tobacco, alcohol and drug use. 100% with a history of abortion and pathological complications during pregnancy. Conclusion: the results reflect the association of age and urinary tract infections with abortion.