An 8 Years Analysis of Pregnancies and Births among Teenagers in a University Hospital in North-Eastern Romania

Autori:

Magdalena IORGA, Razvan-Vladimir SOCOLOV, Demetra-Gabriela SOCOLOV

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 55-65

How to cite this article:

Iorga, M., Socolov, R.V., Socolov, D.G. (2016). An 8 Years Analysis of Pregnancies and Births among Teenagers in a University Hospital in North-Eastern Romania. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 54, 55-65.

Abstract:

The aim of the study is to analyze teenage pregnancy (births and abortions) between 2007 and 2014. Pregnancy data regarding minor females were obtained from the statistical department of the hospital. In total, data for 8 years referring to 1,291 teenage mothers were included in the research. Additional analysis was performed. Over the years considered, analysis has shown the number of births increases with increasing age. We identified a relatively constant number of births among adolescents and a constantly decreasing number of abortions at all ages, considering both rural and urban subjects. A number of 64 teenagers have been registered with 2 births under the age of 18; 35 of the patients become mothers for the second time in the very next year. The most important variable in this case is the environment, the number of cases from rural areas being 5 times higher than that in urban areas. The higher rate of pregnancy among teenagers exhibits a constant rate over the years. The decreasing number of abortions could be related to the constantly promoted programs in schools and colleges in the last years throughout the country. The increasing rate of births in rural areas could be related to socioeconomic aspects and the lower rate of access to education in this area.