Characteristics of violence during teenage pregnancy in Lima, Peru

Título traducido de la contribución: Características de la violencia durante el embarazo en adolescentes de Lima, Perú

Hans Contreras-Pulache, Elizabeth Mori-Quispe, Willy D. Hinostroza-Camposano, Maribel Yancachajlla-Apaza, Nelly Lam-Figueroa, Horacio Chacón-Torrico

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Objectives. To determine the characteristics of violence seen in pregnant teenagers who were treated at the Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal (INMP) in Lima, Peru. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out by INMP between January and March, 2010 using a probabilistic and systematic sampling. The study unit comprises every hospitalized teenager who had just given birth and who lived in Lima. A semi-structured interview was conducted. History of violence was operationalized into: verbal violence (insults, ridicule, and humiliation), physical violence (arm pulling, hair pulling, pushes), direct aggression (slaps, kicking, burns) and sexual violence (sexual intercourse without consent). Results. 292 teenage mothers aged 16,5 ± 1 in average took part in the study. 47.9% lived with their partners and 51.4% were single. In 97.3% of the cases, they got pregnant as a result of a conserted sexual relationship, while 2.7% got pregnant as a result of rape. 90.1% of teenage mothers reported not having planned the pregnancy. Conserning history of violence: 48.1% had had verbal violence, 17.1% physical violence, 8.2% direct aggression and 6.8% sexual violence. Conclusions. Violence during teenage pregnancy is not an isolated event; actually, it is rather common in any of its forms.

Título traducido de la contribuciónCaracterísticas de la violencia durante el embarazo en adolescentes de Lima, Perú
Idioma originalInglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)379-385
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PublicaciónRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Volumen30
N.º3
EstadoIndizado - 2013
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