Risk factors for cesarean sections in indigenous adolescents in a department of Colombia in the period 2020 – 2021
Keywords:
Adolescence, Indigenous, Pregnancy, Risk factorsAbstract
Objective
To determine the risk factors that affect pregnancy in adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age from indigenous communities, treated at a hospital in the Department of La Guajira during the period 2020-2021.
Materials and methods
Descriptive study in order to determine the main risk factors that can affect pregnancy and that are the reason for consultations or causes of referral to be treated promptly in a hospital in the region, 100 were taken into account. medical records that met the requested information using the categories of; age of the pregnant woman, assistance to pregnancy control, presented diseases related to pregnancy and remission
Results
It is highlighted that when comparing the years it is found that unspecified anemia is maintained and urinary infections and vaginitis increase from one year to the next, the above is accompanied by little attendance at prenatal controls.
Conclusions
Pregnancy in adolescence continues to be one of the main factors that contribute to maternal and child mortality and increases the cycle of disease and poverty, with greater emphasis on indigenous groups. This is a crucial aspect due to its importance in the areas of maternal and reproductive health. Therefore, recent studies show high infant mortality rates, as well as systematic gaps between ethnic groups.
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