Knowledge of pregnant teenagers about labor premature birth and the risks for the fetus health

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Kelly Cristina Gomes de Lima ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ◽  
Ana Catarina Torres de Lacerda

ABSTRACTTo identify the pregnant teenagers' knowledge about labor premature birth and the risks for the fetus health, at a maternity of Recife, Pernambuco (PE) - Brazil, was conducted this descriptive exploratory study, from quantitative nature. The data were collected through a questionnaire with 18 pregnant, analyzed and discussed according to the literature, showing that 78% were in the age group of 16 to 19 years old, 72% carried the metropolitan Recife area, 78% lived in consensual union; 72% looked to the fundamental teaching incomplete; 55% had family income from one to two minimum wages; 88% done prenatal, 61% were primiparous, 61% of the pregnancies were not planned; 27% said be aware that the pain in the lower belly, 20% the contractions, 14% to back pain and 14% losses vaginal symptoms were of labor premature birth, 32% indicated as a result of the labor premature birth to the fetus, the prematurity fetal; 28% to infection and neonatal mortality, 44% said the doctor as the professional who informed about his health condition, 6% were for nurses, and 44% do not have any information. Finally, must offer better quality service and the guidance for pregnant adolescents, which in most cases, are not ready for a risk gestation, both for lack of knowledge for themselves as to the fetus on the diseases that affect them. Descriptors: knowledge; pregnant teenager; labor premature birth.RESUMOCom o objetivo de identificar o conhecimento das gestantes adolescentes sobre o trabalho de parto prematuro e os riscos à saúde do feto, em uma maternidade de Recife, Pernambuco (PE) - Brasil, foi realizado este estudo descritivo exploratório, de natureza quantitativa. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário com 18 gestantes, analisados e discutidos de acordo com a literatura, evidenciando que 78% estavam na faixa etária de 16 a 19 anos de idade; 72% procederam da região metropolitana de Recife; 78% viviam em união consensual; 72% estudaram até o ensino fundamental incompleto; 55% tinham renda familiar de um a dois salários mínimos; 88% realizaram pré-natal; 61% eram primíparas; 61% das gestações não foram planejadas; 27% referiram ter conhecimento de que a dor em baixo ventre, 20% as contrações,14% a dor lombar e 14% as perdas vaginais, eram sintomas do trabalho de parto prematuro; 32% apontaram como conseqüência do trabalho de parto prematuro para o feto, a prematuridade fetal; 28% a infecção e a mortalidade neonatal; 44% apontaram o médico como o profissional que informou sobre sua patologia, 6% foram por enfermeiras e 44% não obtiveram nenhuma informação. Por fim, urge oferecer melhor qualidade no atendimento e na orientação para gestantes adolescentes, que nas mais das vezes, estão despreparadas para uma gestação de risco, tanto por falta de conhecimento para si quanto para o feto sobre as patologias que lhes acometem. Descritores: conhecimento; gestante adolescente; trabalho de parto prematuro.RESUMENCon el objetivo de identificar el conocimiento de las adolescentes embarazadas sobre el trabajo de parto prematuro y de los riesgos para la salud del feto, en una maternidad de Recife, Pernambuco (PE) - Brasil, se llevó a cabo este estudio descriptivo exploratorio, de naturaleza cuantitativa. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de un cuestionario con 18 embarazadas, analizado y discutido de acuerdo con la literatura. Los resultados muestran que el78% estaban en el grupo de edad de 16 a 19 años de edad; el 72% procedían de la zona metropolitana de Recife; el 78% vivía en unión consensual; 72% tenía enseñanza fundamental incompleta; 55% tenía de uno a dos salarios mínimos; 88% realizaron control prenatal; 61% fueron primíparas; 61% de los embarazos no son planificados; 27% dicen tener conocimiento del dolor bajo vientre; el 20% de las contracciones, 14% de dolor de espalda y para el 14% las pérdidas vaginales son síntomas del trabajo de parto prematuro; 32% indicó como resultado del trabajo de parto prematuro para al feto, la prematurez fetal; 28% a la infección neonatal y la mortalidad; el 44% dijo que el médico fue el profesional que informa sobre su condición de salud, 6% fueron las enfermeras, y 44% no tiene ninguna información. Por último, urge ofrecer una mejor calidad de servicio y orientación para las adolescentes embarazadas, que en la mayoría de los casos, no están preparadas para una gestación de riesgo, tanto por falta de conocimiento de sí mismas como para el feto en las enfermedades que les afectan. Descriptores: conocimiento; adolescente embarazada; trabajo de parto prematuro. 

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Danielle Araújo Albuquerque ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ◽  
Ana Catarina Torres de Lacerda

ABSTRACTDescriptive exploratory study, from quantitative approach, aiming at investigating factors that affecting on the behavior of adolescents during childbirth. It was conducted at maternity reference in gestation high risk at Recife - Pernambuco (PE), Brazil, whose sample from 41 adolescents in labor answered a questionnaire, implemented from January to March 2007. The data were grouped into tables and pictures, analyzed and discussed according to literature. Among the main results, it was revealed that 48,8% of adolescents in childbirth were in the age group from 16 to 17 years; 56,1% were from Recife; 56,1% were with the fundamental teaching incomplete; 53,0% had partners/husbands; 65,9% without the family support; 58,5% had family income from one to two minimum salaries; 88,0% were the first pregnancy, 58,5% with presence of obstetric events, 93,0% no cases of abortions and 58,5% with unwanted pregnancy; 97,6% participated in the pre-natal, however, 61,0% were not informed about the labor. Given these results, the following conclusions were made: that the socio-demographic data and the first pregnancy may have implication with the timing of the childbirth; the gestation desire, the partner participation and family support contributed in a positive or negative way during the gestation cycle and childbirth, the problems prevalent was the preeclampsis; is in the prenatal that pregnant should be prepared for pregnancy and labor, childbirth, know where the major changes occurring in their bodies and the strategies used in development of childbirth, also. But mostly, the teenagers were not informed by health professionals, as one of the main contributing factors that affecting during childbirth. Descriptors: adolescent; childbirth; factors; knowledge.RESUMOTrata-se de um estudo descritivo exploratório, de natureza quantitativa, que objetivou avaliar os fatores que influenciam no comportamento das adolescentes durante a parturição. Realizou-se em uma maternidade de referência em gestação de alto risco em Recife - Pernambuco (PE), Brasil, com 41 parturientes adolescentes, que responderam um questionário auto-aplicável, entre maio e julho de 2007. Os dados foram agrupados em tabelas e figuras, analisados e discutidos de acordo com a literatura. Dentre os principais resultados, evidenciou-se que 48,8% das parturientes adolescentes estavam na faixa etária entre os 16 aos 17 anos; 56,1% eram provenientes do Recife; 56,1% estavam com o ensino fundamental incompleto; 53,0% tinham parceiros/maridos; 65,9% sem o apoio familiar; 58,5% tinham a renda familiar de um a dois salários mínimos; 88,0% eram primigestas, 58,5% com presença de intercorrências obstétricas, 93,0% sem casos de abortamentos e 58,5% com gestação indesejada; 97,6% participaram do pré-natal, entretanto, 61,0% não foram informadas sobre o trabalho de parto. Diante desses resultados, considerou-se que os dados sócio-demográficos e a primigestação podem ter relação direta com o momento do trabalho de parto; o desejo da gestação, a participação do parceiro e o apoio familiar contribuíram de maneira positiva ou negativa durante o ciclo gestatório e o trabalho de parto; a intercorrência prevalente foi a pré-eclâmpsia; é no pré-natal que a gestante deve ser preparada para a gestação e o trabalho de parto, onde conhecem as principais modificações que ocorrem em seu corpo e as estratégias utilizadas na evolução do trabalho de parto, inclusive. No entanto, em sua maioria, as adolescentes não foram informadas pelos profissionais da saúde, contribuindo como um dos principais fatores que influenciam durante a parturição. Descritores: adolescente; parturição; fatores; conhecimento.RESUMENEstudio descriptivo exploratório, de enfoque cuantitativo, con el fin de evaluar los factores que influyen sobre el comportamiento de las adolescentes durante el parto. El mismo se realizó en una maternidad de referencia en la gestación de alto riesgo en Recife - Pernambuco (PE), el Brasil, cuya muestra de 41 adolescentes parturientas, respondieron a un cuestionario autoplicado, entre enero y marzo de 2007. Los datos se agruparon en cuadros y figuras, analizados y discutidos de acuerdo a la literatura. Entre los principales resultados, se revelaron que el 48,8% de las adolescentes estaban en el grupo de edad de 16 a 17 años; el 56,1% tenían enseñanza fundamental (primaria) incompleta; 56,1% eran de Recife; 53,0% tenía pareja/marido; 65,9% no tenía el apoyo de la família; 58,5% tenía ingresos econômicos en la familia de uno a dos salarios mínimos; 88% eran primigesta; el 58,5% con la presencia de eventos obstétricos; 93,0% sin abortos y el 58,5% eran embarazos no deseados; 97,6% participó en la atención prenatal, sin embargo, 61,0% no fueron informadas sobre el parto. De acuerdo a estos resultados, se se considera que los datos sociodemográficos y el primer embarazo pueden tener relación directa con elmomento del trabajo de parto; el deseo de gestación, la participación de la pareja y el apoyo de la familia contribuirían de manera positiva o negativa en el ciclo de gestación y el parto; el problema prevalente fue de preeclampsia; en el prenatal es que la embarazada debe ser preparada para el embarazo y el parto, donde conocem lãs principales modificaciones que se producen en su cuerpo, inclusive las estrategias utilizadas en el desarrollo del parto. Por lo tanto, las adolescentes no fueron informadas por los profesionales de la salud, contribuyendo con uno de los principales factores que influyen durante el parto. Descriptores: adolescente; parto; factores; conocimiento. 


Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 330-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cun-Xian Jia ◽  
Lin-Lin Wang ◽  
Ai-Qiang Xu ◽  
Ai-Ying Dai ◽  
Ping Qin

Background: Physical illness is linked with an increased risk of suicide; however, evidence from China is limited. Aims: To assess the influence of physical illness on risk of suicide among rural residents of China, and to examine the differences in the characteristics of people completing suicide with physical illness from those without physical illness. Method: In all, 200 suicide cases and 200 control subjects, 1:1 pair-matched on sex and age, were included from 25 townships of three randomly selected counties in Shandong Province, China. One informant for each suicide or control subject was interviewed to collect data on the physical health condition and psychological and sociodemographic status. Results: The prevalence of physical illness in suicide cases (63.0%) was significantly higher than that in paired controls (41.0%; χ2 = 19.39, p < .001). Compared with suicide cases without physical illness, people who were physically ill and completed suicide were generally older, less educated, had lower family income, and reported a mental disorder less often. Physical illness denoted a significant risk factor for suicide with an associated odds ratio of 3.23 (95% CI: 1.85–5.62) after adjusted for important covariates. The elevated risk of suicide increased progressively with the number of comorbid illnesses. Cancer, stroke, and a group of illnesses comprising dementia, hemiplegia, and encephalatrophy had a particularly strong effect among the commonly reported diagnoses in this study population. Conclusion: Physical illness is an important risk factor for suicide in rural residents of China. Efforts for suicide prevention are needed and should be integrated with national strategies of health care in rural China.


1998 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Blinn-Pike ◽  
Diane Kuschel ◽  
Annette McDaniel ◽  
Suzanne Mingus ◽  
Megan Poole Mutti

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anusuya ◽  
Dr. M. Senthil ◽  
Dr. S. Barani Daran

Introduction: Suicidal tendency is common among college students as a result of various factors like academic pressure, family problems, love failure, etc. It is presumed that there would be influence of demographic variables (i.e. age, gender, department, family type, family income and history of previous mental illness) on suicidal tendency among college students. Aim: The aim of this research study was to assess the influence of selected demographic variables (i.e. age, gender, department, family type, family income and history of previous mental illness) on suicide tendency among arts and science college students. Materials and Methods: The sample comprised of 84 respondents of arts and science students and Simple random sampling by lottery method was used. The following questionnaire was used to collect the data 1) Demographic variables: It includes respondents‟ age, gender, department, class, family income, type of family, residence area and history of mentally illness of the respondent. 2) Suicidal tendency scale. Results: 33.3% of the respondents were up to 18 years of age, 32.1% of the respondents were in the age group of 19 years, 20% of the respondents were in the age group of 20 years of age, 10.7% of the respondents were above 21 years of age, 2.4% of the respondents were in the age group of 22 years of age and 1.2% of the respondents were above 17 years of age. 56% of the respondents were males and 44% of the respondents were females. 50% of the respondents belong to sociology department and 50% of the respondents belong to psychology department. 72.2% of the respondents belong to nuclear family and 23.8% of the respondents belong to joint family. 53.3% of the respondents have monthly income above Rs. 5000-10000, 31% of the respondents have monthly income above Rs. below 5000 and 15.5% of the respondents have monthly income up to Rs. Above 10000.  97.6% of the respondents had no previous mental illness in the family and only 2.4 percent of the respondents had previous mental illness in the family. Conclusion: This research study found that there was a significant impact of age and family income with respect to suicidal tendency among the respondents.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan A Kempker ◽  
Michael R Kramer ◽  
Lance A Waller ◽  
Greg S Martin

Abstract Background There are few longitudinal data on the risk factors and mediators of racial disparities in sepsis among community- dwelling US adults. Methods This is a longitudinal study of adult participants in the 1999–2005 National Health Interview Survey with data linked to the 1999–2011 National Death Index. We utilized National Vital Statistics System’s ICD-10 schema to define septicemia deaths (A40-A41), utilizing influenza and pneumonia deaths (J09-J11) and other causes of death as descriptive comparators. All statistics utilized survey design variables to approximate the US adult population. Results Of 206 691 adult survey participants, 1523 experienced a septicemia death. Factors associated with a &gt;2-fold larger hazard of septicemia death included need for help with activities of daily living; self-reported “poor” and “fair” general health; lower education; lower poverty index ratio; self-reported emphysema, liver condition, stroke, and weak or failing kidneys; numerous measures of disability; general health worse than the year prior; &gt;1 pack per day cigarette use; and higher utilization of health care. Blacks had age- and sex-adjusted hazards that were higher for septicemia deaths (hazard ratio [HR], 1.92; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.65–2.23) than for other causes of death (HR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.25–1.38). The strongest mediators of the septicemia disparity included self-reported general health condition, family income-poverty ratio, and highest education level achieved. Conclusions In this cohort, the major risk factors for septicemia death were similar to those for other causes of death, there was approximately a 2-fold black-white disparity in septicemia deaths, and the strongest mediators of this disparity were across domains of socioeconomic status.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmeen Rifat Khan ◽  
Sadia Jerifa

This was a descriptive cross-sectional type of study conducted with an aim to find out the prevalence of contraceptive use among married women of reproductive age group (15-49 years) in a rural area of Sreepur upazilla under Gazipur district. The study was conducted from February 2012 to June 2012. Out of 265 respondents, majority (27.17%) were found between the age group of 20-24 years where mean age was 28.12 years with SD of ±7.881 years. Among all the respondents 97.7% were Muslims. Maximum number of respondents (28.7%) were educated up to secondary school level but most of them (84.5%) were housewives. Majority (34%) of their husbands were service holders and businessmen each, 29.4% had monthly family income of 5,001-10,000/- Tk. This lower middle class comprised the highest group in our study. Among 265 respondents, 62.3% were using contraceptive methods at the time of study and rest 37.7% were not using due to some different reasons, such as pregnancy, breast feeding, eagerness to take child etc. Maximum couple (81.9%) took decision combindly to adopt contraceptive methods and most of them (69.8%) lived in a nuclear family. Majority (62.63%) had 1 to 2 children. Mostly used contraceptive method among ever users (81.69%) and current users (60%) was oral contraceptive pill. Majority (45.28%) mentioned no side effect from any of the methods. Relatives and neighbors were the highest informer (33.96%) than the family planning workers (20.75%) and even mass media (7.54%). In this study the prevalence of contraceptive use was found 62.3%. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v23i1.22686 J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 23, No.1, April, 2014, Page 7-13


2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaid Odeh Ebniya

Purpose The purpose of this study is to know the effect of religious values that the Jordan Political discipline adopted and were mentioned in the Jordan political discourses (Amman Message 2005, discourse of King Abdullah II in the European Parliament 2008 and his discourse in United Nations 2015) on the public opinion of the university students, especially their attitudes toward terrorism and extremism. Defending Islam is the responsibility of the Jordan political leadership according to Hashemite legacy and promoting Islamic values that rejected terrorism and extremism to Jordanian youth, especially tolerance and moderation values, to counter defamations and claims against Islam and correct its image in the West. Design/methodology/approach A political discourse analysis approach was used by analyzing the Amman Message and identifying the most important religious values contained therein. Also, a quantitative research method was used in this study. The study population consisted of university students, particularly Jordanian University students because being one of the high-bred Jordanian universities, it is characterized with gender, age, regional affiliation and family income diversities. This study depends on a purposive sample containing 350 students (175 males and 175 females). The survey was conducted in the academic year (2018-2019). A questionnaire that was reviewed by three jurors was used in data collection. Findings The results of the analysis of the political discourse showed that the values of tolerance and moderation are among the most valued in the Amman Message, where they were frequently repeated. Also, findings have shown that the religious values adopted by the Jordanian political system mentioned in the political discourses had an impact on public opinion of university students on terrorism and extremism causes in a large percent. When gender differed (males and females), the impact ratio of the public opinion for males was higher than that for females. When the age group differed (18-22 and 23-30 years), the effect ratio with the old age group was higher than the effect ratio for the students with the youngest age group. When regional affiliation differed (Jordanian and Jordanian of Palestinian origin), the impact ratio of the public opinion for Jordanian students was higher than that for Jordanian students of Palestinian origin. When regional family income differed (500 dinars and less, more than 500 dinars), the impact ratio of the public opinion for students with family income more than 500 dinars was higher than that for students with family income 500 dinars and less. Originality/value This study represents an approach to recognize the effect of religious values that were adopted by the Jordanian political system mentioned in the political discourses on public opinion of university students on terrorism and extremism causes, considering that university students represent the influential youth group in the Jordanian society.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sindew Mekasha Feleke ◽  
Gemechu Tadesse ◽  
Kalkidan Mekete ◽  
Afework Hailemariam Tekle ◽  
Amha Kebede

Onchocerciasis is mainly found in western part of Ethiopia and there is no evidence of transmission in the east ward. However, some zones (Bale, Borena, and West Arsi) are suspected for transmission given the area has fast flowing rivers and is covered with vegetation. Therefore, this study was conducted to map onchocerciasis transmission in those zones. About 19 villages were selected based on proximity to the rivers, representation of districts, zones, and vegetation covers, whereas the study participants, all village residents of age > 5 years with good health condition, were skin sniped and examined using microscopy. In this study a total of 2560 study participants were surveyed of which 1332 were female (52%) and 122 were male (48%). The age group of 21–30 years was highest (34.4%) and that of age > 51 years was the lowest (3.1%) study participants. The survey result revealed that none of the study participants regardless of age, sex, and location demonstrated skin snipOnchocercamicrofilariae. The prevalence of microfilariae and community microfilarial load (CMFL) were 0% and 0 mf/s, respectively. The finding implied that there is no onchocerciasis in the area and, therefore, there is no need for interventions. Black fly distribution, cytotaxonomic study, and intraborder cross transmission monitoring are recommended.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S5-S8
Author(s):  
Delia Mihailov ◽  
Smaranda Arghirescu ◽  
Dan Poenaru ◽  
Jenel Patrascu ◽  
Cristina Ursu ◽  
...  

Summary Background: Haemophilia is a congenital disorder of coagulation with high economic burden due to its requirement for an expensive, lifelong replacement therapy, with additional costs for the frequent complications and for the severe handicapping consequences. The objective of this cross-sectional study aimed at giving an insight into the health condition of young haemophiliacs in the absence of a regular prophylactic therapy. Methods: It was conducted on a heterogeneous group of 37 children and adolescents (4–24 years of age), with similar on demand therapeutic regimen, coming from the whole country, focusing on the joint status by using the Haemophila Joint Health Score (HJHS) system and on quality of life (QoL) by using the EQ-5D-3L-Y questionnaire. Results: The results revealed an impressive situation: 70.3 % with chronic arthropathy, 19 % with target joints, 69 % with multiple joint involvement, mainly elbow (41 %) and knee (34 %), joint damage starting in the age group 6–12 years (18.18 % arthropathy vs. 96 % in the age group above 12 years). Joint score (6.67 ± 7.92), gait score (0.75 ± 1.14) and HJHS (7.43 ± 8.78) were highly correlated (r = 0.7, p = 0.001) with the annualised bleeding rate ABR (16.2 ± 12.1). They impacted the QoL in all domains, also expressed by a VAS of 68.39 ± 21.6. Conclusion: We concluded that in the situation of an international consensus that prophylactic replacement can prevent cost-effectively and cost-efficiently the deleterious joint damages, our study is supporting the introduction even of secondary and tertiary prophylaxis in young patients in our country.


Author(s):  
José Rosado Anzules ◽  
Wander Lindao Uchubanda ◽  
Angel Villagomez Gurumendi ◽  
Nelly Esparza Cruz

Buying tickets at the Babahoyo terrestrial terminal can become a slow process, causing delays and costs for users to queue to be able to mobilize to the different destinations on o er. The objective of the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of using the computer system that implements NFC technology through mobile phones and smart cards that allow to speed up the purchase process, all for frequent travelers who must use this service. The data presented in this article were obtained through an exploratory study of qualitative and quantitative nature. The people who participated in the study were the users of the Babahoyo terrestrial terminal transport, who answered questions to determine their level of acceptance to a computer system using NFC technologies and the results determined that a large majority were available to use telephones and smart card readers. About 90% of respondents believe that the software will have a positive impact on the ticketing process at the Babahoyo terrestrial terminal. Even in the country, the advantages of NFC have not been seen, however, it is expected that by 2018 will have a high impact by the use of applications that make use of the benefits provided by this technology. NFC technology emerged about 15 years ago, however, in Ecuador has not yet become popular the use of it.


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