Incidencia de embarazo no planificado y factores asociados en gestantes atendidas en el Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos durante el periodo comprendido entre octubre 2019 a febrero 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Unplanned pregnancies are defined as pregnancies that occur when there is no desire to have children or occur before the desired time and are usually the result of the absence, inconsistent use or incorrect use of contraceptives. Objectives: To determine the incidence of unplanned pregnancy and associated factors in pregnant women. Methodology: The study design is prospective, observational, analytical and non-experimental. The study population corresponds to pregnant women attended at the General Hospital of the North of Guayaquil Los Ceibos during the period from October 2019 to February 2020. Results: 200 pregnant women were evaluated, of which 45.5% planned their pregnancies and 54.5% did not. In this universe, factors such as age, level of education, origin, economic situation, marital status and timely prenatal controls were involved. Conclusions: the study's unplanned pregnancy rate is 54.5%, the most frequent age of unplanned pregnancies was 25 years, sociodemographic factors such as marital status and level of education were significantly associated with unplanned pregnancies.