Incidence of teenage pregnancy in the pandemic period in basic health units in a city from the south region of Tocantins state

Abstract

Objective: Know the incidence of teenage pregnancy in the pandemic period in Basic Health Units, as well as characterize them biosocially in a city in the south of Tocantins. Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive field research with a quantitative approach. It was performed exclusively in the medical records of pregnant women from all the Basic Health Units involved, and pregnant women accompanied by any private network were excluded. The study was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee under opinion number 4.444.659. Results: The sample revealed an incidence of 17,34% of teenage pregnancy cases in the proposed period, most adolescents aged between 16 and 18 years old (59.85%), brown (30.30%), single (41,67%), predominant education, incomplete Elementary School (18.93%), did not plan their pregnancy (45.45%) and had no previous abortions (70.45%). Conclusion: It was concluded that the incidence did not decrease in the pandemic period and the other variables also remained equivalent to other studies.