Prevalence of adolescent pregnancies and educational status of pregnant adolescents admitted to the Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Abstract

Objective: In this retrospective study, we wanted to determine the prevalence of adolescent pregnancies and educational status of the adolescent pregnant women admitted to the outpatient clinic of Kirikkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Materials and Methods: Records of antenatal follow up of 954 pregnant women between February 2001 and September 2003 were analyzed. Results: Out of 954 pregnant women who were followed up antenatally, 7.9% were in adolescent age group. As for the educational status of these adolescents, 69.3% were primary school graduate, 26.6% were high school graduate and 1.3% were attendant to a university programme. Conclusion: Although the rate of adolescent pregnancies admitted to the outpatient clinic of Kirikkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (7.9%) was not as high as in the general population of Turkey, their educational status were higher.