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Research Journal of Medical Sciences

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Knowledge Regarding Teenage Pregnancy and its Possible Outcome Among Adolescent Girls: An Experience from Rural West Bengal

Nirmalya Manna, Pushpak Das, Anjali S. Jainendran, Dibyendu Raychoudhuri and Mausumi Nandy
Page: 638-642 | Received 25 Nov 2024, Accepted 17 Feb 2025, Published online: 25 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Pregnancy during adolescent phase can be very stressful for a girl as they are not physically and mentally mature enough to handle the demands of pregnancy. Each year, at least 10 million unintended pregnancies occur among 15‐ to 19‐year‐old adolescent girls of developing world. Of the estimated 5.6 million abortions that occur each year among adolescent girls aged 15‐19 years, 3.9 million are unsafe, contributing to maternal mortality, morbidity and lasting health problems. To assess the knowledge regarding teenage pregnancy among study population. To know the outcomes of teenage pregnancies. The study was a prospective observational study. It was done in Rural field practice area of Medical College, Kolkata. A total of 93 teenage pregnant women, aged between 14 and 19 years were selected and information on sociodemographic variables, knowledge regarding teenage pregnancy and pregnancy outcome was recorded in 3 visits with a help of a pre designed, pre tested structured schedule. Among the 93 participants mean age was 17.58±1.22 years, maximum belonged to age group of 18‐19 years, with 30.1% belonged to socioeconomic class I and III. Participants overall knowledge score regarding teenage pregnancy was 4.25±1.88 with 62.4% having good knowledge. Regarding pregnancy outcome 31.2% had preterm delivery with 39.8% having low birth weight babies. The present study recommends that programs that encourage parent‐teenage communication of reproductive health issues, starting from early adolescence, in order to build skills to prevent pregnancy in the late teenage years. In addition, multi‐pronged activities must be undertaken across sectors that encourage delayed marriage and improve health service utilizations for girls are essential.

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Nirmalya Manna, Pushpak Das, Anjali S. Jainendran, Dibyendu Raychoudhuri and Mausumi Nandy. Knowledge Regarding Teenage Pregnancy and its Possible Outcome Among Adolescent Girls: An Experience from Rural West Bengal.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2025.1.638.642
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