Experiences of teenage pregnancy and its consequences on adolescent girls in rural Sindh, Pakistan.

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.47391/JPMA.11356

Nadia Agha, Rahim Dad Rind

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the challenges of teenage pregnancy experienced by adolescent girls, and its impact on their social and psychological wellbeing.

Methods: The qualitative study was conducted from August 5 to September 17, 2023, in different villages in northern Sindh after approval from the institutional ethical review board of Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Pakistan. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with the subjects who had experienced teenage pregnancy in the preceding 2 years. Data was transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically.

Results: Of the 37 subjects, 20(54%) were aged 19-20 years. The age at the time of marriage was 15-16 years in 22(59%) cases, and 16(43%) had received no formal education. Challenges, impact and outcome of teenage pregnancy were the 3 main themes identified on the basis of the collected data, indicating that it was a challenging experience for adolescent girls resulting in poor health outcomes.

Conclusions: Community-based interventions are needed to promote female education that may put an end to adolescent motherhood.

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巴基斯坦信德省农村地区少女怀孕的经历及其后果。

目的探讨少女怀孕所面临的挑战及其对其社会和心理健康的影响：这项定性研究于 2023 年 8 月 5 日至 9 月 17 日在巴基斯坦海尔布尔沙阿-阿卜杜勒-拉提夫大学机构伦理审查委员会批准后，在信德省北部的不同村庄进行。数据是通过半结构式访谈收集的，访谈对象是在过去两年中经历过少女怀孕的人。对数据进行了逐字记录和专题分析：在 37 名受访者中，20 人（54%）的年龄在 19-20 岁之间。22 人（59%）的结婚年龄为 15-16 岁，16 人（43%）未接受过正规教育。少女怀孕的挑战、影响和结果是根据收集到的数据确定的三大主题，这表明少女怀孕是一种具有挑战性的经历，会导致不良的健康后果：结论：需要采取基于社区的干预措施来促进女性教育，从而终止少女怀孕。

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Medicine-General Medicine

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1.10

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11.10%

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983

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3-6 weeks

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