Analysis of births, abortions and maternal mortality in adolescents in Ecuador from 2013 to 2016

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dc.careerMedicinaes
dc.category.authorprincipalen_US
dc.contributor.authorGarcía García, Mónica Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorJimbo Sotomayor, Ruth Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Choez, Xavier Geovanny
dc.contributor.correspondingGarcía García, Mónica Alexandra
dc.countryEcuadores
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-04T21:42:55Z
dc.date.available2023-11-04T21:42:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-04
dc.dedication.authorTCes
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Adolescent pregnancy is associated to school desertion, violence, termination of pregnancy under suboptimal conditions, obstetric complications and other consequences that can put the woman's quality of life at risk and of those that surround her. The purpose of this study is to describe the situation and tendencies of adolescent pregnancies, abortions and maternal deaths between 2013 and 2016 in Ecuador. Methods: This cross-sectional study uses secondary data from national Ecuadorian vital statistics reports of adolescents between 10 and 19 years old. The data sources used register all the births, deaths and hospital discharges in the country at both public and private health establishments. We performed a descriptive analysis of qualitative and quantitative variables. Results: Ecuador has approximately 1.5 million female adolescents that gave birth to 256,561 newborns between 2013 and 2016, resulting in an average annual birth rate in early adolescence of 13.9 live births per 1000 and in late adolescence of 86.6 per 1000 live births. The number of registered abortions among adolescents between 2013 and 2016 was of 19,214. The estimated annual abortion rate in late stage adolescents is 6.3 abortions per 1000 women between 15 and 19. The estimated abortion ratio for this same age group is 72.9 per 1000 live births. Of all the adolescents that gave birth, 84.9% self-identified as mestiza, while 71.9% of Ecuador's general population identifies as such. Only 7% of the general population in Ecuador self-identifies as indigenous, while 21.6% of pregnancies come from this population. Out of all adolescents that gave birth, 57.4% of those aged 17 and over; 43% of those between 14 and 16 and 96.7% of adolescents from 10 to 13, completed the level of education for their age. There were 81 maternal deaths among this group. The maternal mortality rate for late stage adolescents is of 7.72 per 100,000.en_US
dc.facultyMedicinaes
dc.id.author1714401559
dc.id.author1103364947
dc.id.author1803469822
dc.id.type1
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpam.2019.07.002
dc.identifier.issn2352-6467
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/5957
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646719300092
dc.indexed.databaseScimago Journal Rankes
dc.language.isoen
dc.list.authorsGarcía, M., Armijos, M., Jimbo, R., Sánchez, X., y Guijarro, S.
dc.magazine.pageRange1-4
dc.magazine.titleInternational Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicineen_US
dc.magazine.volumeChapter1
dc.rightsOpenAccessen
dc.statepublisheden_US
dc.subjectAdolescenteses
dc.subjectEmbarazoes
dc.subjectMortalidad maternales
dc.subjectAbortoes
dc.subjectSalud Públicaes
dc.subjectAdolescentes
dc.subjectEmbarazo
dc.subjectMortalidad maternal
dc.subjectAborto
dc.subjectSalud Pública
dc.titleAnalysis of births, abortions and maternal mortality in adolescents in Ecuador from 2013 to 2016en_US
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