PURPOSE: We analyze the impact of adolescent pregnancy in terms of social, familial, and educational changes during the subsequent years. METHODS: Study participants included all adolescents delivering at an age of 17 years or less within a time frame of 5 years. A telephone interview was performed by using 16 self-developed questions as well as a well-recognized questionnaire on Life Satisfaction (FLZ(M)-A). Out of these 186 adolescents, 131 (70%) adolescents were available for the study. The adolescents were split in two study subsamples: 0-2.5 years after delivery and 2.5-5 years after delivery. RESULTS: We found significant differences concerning relationship/partner, education/educational level, employment status, means of subsistence, person in a position of trust, close friends and current contraceptive use. Apart from the domain "leisure time/hobbies" study participants were more satisfied compared with a population reference group of the same age. CONCLUSION: Our study did not support the common assumption that adolescent pregnancy may be a disadvantage for young women. In our study a considerable number does achieve a higher level of education. Furthermore we have shown that adolescents are more satisfied in certain areas of life compared with a population reference group.
PURPOSE: We analyze the impact of adolescent pregnancy in terms of social, familial, and educational changes during the subsequent years. METHODS: Study participants included all adolescents delivering at an age of 17 years or less within a time frame of 5 years. A telephone interview was performed by using 16 self-developed questions as well as a well-recognized questionnaire on Life Satisfaction (FLZ(M)-A). Out of these 186 adolescents, 131 (70%) adolescents were available for the study. The adolescents were split in two study subsamples: 0-2.5 years after delivery and 2.5-5 years after delivery. RESULTS: We found significant differences concerning relationship/partner, education/educational level, employment status, means of subsistence, person in a position of trust, close friends and current contraceptive use. Apart from the domain "leisure time/hobbies" study participants were more satisfied compared with a population reference group of the same age. CONCLUSION: Our study did not support the common assumption that adolescent pregnancy may be a disadvantage for young women. In our study a considerable number does achieve a higher level of education. Furthermore we have shown that adolescents are more satisfied in certain areas of life compared with a population reference group.
Authors: Alexandre Faisal-Cury; Karen M Tabb; Guilherme Niciunovas; Carrie Cunningham; Paulo R Menezes; Hsiang Huang Journal: Int J Womens Health Date: 2017-01-21