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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | School trajectory and teenage pregnancy in three Brazilian state capitals |
Other Titles: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
Authors: | Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas de Aquino, Estela Maria Motta Lima Leão de Barros, Antoniel Pinheiro de |
metadata.dc.creator: | Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas de Aquino, Estela Maria Motta Lima Leão de Barros, Antoniel Pinheiro de |
Abstract: | This paper describes the relationship between school trajectory and incidence of teenage pregnancy. A cross-sectional residence-based questionnaire was applied, interviewing 4,634 youth ages 18 to 24 years, selected through a stratified three-stage sample. For the present study, young people ages 20 to 24 years (65.6%) were chosen, with teenage pregnancy rates of 29.5% for females and 21.4% for males (in relation to their partners). Sexual debut was reported by 87% of women and 95.3% of men. The majority of young people reported irregular school trajectory, with 39% enrolled in school at the time of the study. Nearly half of those who had interrupted their studies at least once reported a teenage pregnancy. The main reasons for interrupting their studies were pregnancy and children for women and work for men. School dropout due to teenage pregnancy was mentioned by 40.1% of women for whom the outcome of pregnancy was a child. However, 20.5% had already dropped out of school before becoming pregnant. |
Keywords: | Pregnancy in Adolescence Educational Status Gender Identity Sexuality Gravidez na Adolescência Escolaridade Identidade de Gênero Sexualidade |
Publisher: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/3468 |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico Estrangeiro (ISC) |
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