ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF TEENAGE MOTHERS REGARDING TEENAGE PREGNANCY.
- M.Sc. Nursing Final Year Student, TeerthankerMahaveer College Of Nursing, TeerthankerMahaveer University, Moradabad.
- Professor, TeerthankerMahaveer College of Nursing, TeerthankerMahaveer University.
- Principal, TeerthankerMahaveer College of Nursing, TeerthankerMahaveer University.
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Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in females under the age of 20 years. Every day in developing countries 20,000 girls which comes under aged 18 years give births. This amounts to 7.3 million birth per year. Teenage pregnancy is risk factor for drop out the school, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, STD, preterm baby, psychological distress, abortion. Hence, a narrative review was carried out to explore the attitude and perception of teenage mothers regarding teenage pregnancy. Methods: Database searched were EBSCO, DELNET, PubMed and journals. The scholarly articles and references list of primary articles. Online database key word used such as a qualitative study, attitude and perception, teenage mothers, teenage pregnancy and experience.18 articles searched by database in which 6 articles selected for this review under the following eligibility criteria. Qualitative studies (n=6) were identified which based on attitude and perception of teenage mothers regarding teenage pregnancy. Result: Out of 6 articles 5 articles shown negative attitude of teenage mothers regarding teenage pregnancy(dropping school, no continuation of education ahead, chances of STD and HIV Infection and low socioeconomic status). One study shown positive perception regarding teenage pregnancy (receiving attention, love, care from her family, husband and in-laws, she feel independent).Conclusion: Teenage pregnancy is a socioeconomic challenge and an important health problems. Teenage pregnancy is risk factors for HIV and other STD infections, preterm birth, abortion, psychological distress, nutritional deficiencies from poor eating habits in adolescents and teenage mothers felt difficulty to travel. Teenagers need motivation and advice regarding using of contraceptive methods and teenage pregnancy.
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