Abstract
Objective: to identify the prevalent age range of pregnant women in a maternity hospital in Caxias-MA and to evaluate socioeconomic factors related to pregnancy in adolescence. Methodology: This is a descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach to the data. The research was conducted with the interview with 21 adolescents and young parturients of a maternity hospital in the city of Caxias, state of Maranhão. Results: identified risk factors related to teenage pregnancy were low schooling, age at first intercourse less than 15 years, maternal family history of teenage pregnancy and lack of knowledge and access to Contraceptive methods, lack of knowledge about sexuality and inadequate use of contraceptive methods, as well as family dysfunction. Conclusion: The development of the present study made possible an analysis of the occurrence of adolescent pregnancy in the municipality, resulting in more coherent data on the factors that contribute to this fact.