Prevalence of Adolescent Pregnancies and Educational Status of Pregnant Adolescents Admitted to the Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

dc.contributor.authorBayram, Merih
dc.contributor.authorOzer, Guler
dc.contributor.authorSoyer, Canan
dc.contributor.authorUcar, Banu
dc.contributor.authorYucer, Gokcen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:43:45Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:43:45Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.
dc.identifier.endpage41
dc.identifier.issn1309-0399
dc.identifier.issn1309-0380
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage39
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25312
dc.identifier.volume6
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000420551400006
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherGalenos Yayincilik
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of The Turkish-German Gynecological Association
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectadolescent pregnancy; prevalence; education
dc.titlePrevalence of Adolescent Pregnancies and Educational Status of Pregnant Adolescents Admitted to the Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
dc.typeArticle

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