Perceptions of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Teenage Girls in Rakai, Uganda.

Autor:	Maly C; Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., McClendon KA; University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California, USA., Baumgartner JN; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Nakyanjo N; Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda., Ddaaki WG; Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda., Serwadda D; Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda., Nalugoda FK; Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda., Wawer MJ; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Bonnevie E; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA., Wagman JA; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Global qualitative nursing research [Glob Qual Nurs Res] 2017 Aug 10; Vol. 4, pp. 2333393617720555. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 10 (Print Publication: 2017).
DOI:	10.1177/2333393617720555
Abstrakt:	The leading causes of death and disability among Ugandan female adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are pregnancy complications, unsafe abortions, and childbirth. Despite these statistics, our understanding of how girls perceive adolescent pregnancy is limited. This qualitative study explored the social and contextual factors shaping the perceptions of adolescent pregnancy and childbirth among a sample of 12 currently pregnant and 14 never pregnant girls living in the rural Rakai District of Uganda. Interviews were conducted to elicit perceived risk factors for pregnancy, associated community attitudes, and personal opinions on adolescent pregnancy. Findings indicate that notions of adolescent pregnancy are primarily influenced by perceptions of control over getting pregnant and readiness for childbearing. Premarital pregnancy was perceived as negative whereas postmarital pregnancy was regarded as positive. Greater understanding of the individual and contextual factors influencing perceptions can aid in development of salient, culturally appropriate policies and programs to mitigate unintended adolescent pregnancies. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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