Gravidez na adolescência: uma análise dos determinantes e consequências.

Abstract

The study addressed a reflection on the determinants and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The interest in studying this problem has arisen from experiences lived in the periods supervised by the Social Assistance Service Center in the city of Uiraúna / PB, given the high this early pregnancy rate in the group of pregnant women "Living Well" of the institution. To prepare this study appealed to the bibliographical and documentary research, as well as the monographic method that assume that a case study in depth can be considered representative of many or even all similar cases. In this perspective of analysis, we dealt with issues related to adolescence and the importance of the family institution and the school during this period. Similarly, rose analyzes for early pregnancy in society and in the municipality of Uiraúna / PB, with emphasis on data and work done by the Social Assistance Reference Center (CRAS). By approximating to the literature working the issue and the reality investigated, it was possible to understand that they are diverse and complex changes involving the adolescent phase, which makes this period very turbulent and vulnerable, especially for the many teenagers who survive and in precarious living conditions due to the current social, economic and political force. It is noteworthy that there are studies that defend the close relationship between early pregnancy, poverty and social inequality, sometimes seen as causes, or as consequences of teenage pregnancy, and it was observed that numerous are the gaps in society to work in the prevention and reduction of early pregnancy rates.