Lower education among low-income Brazilian adolescent females is associated with planned pregnancies

23Citations
Citations of this article
63Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

Adolescent pregnancy has social, economic, and educational consequences and is also linked to adverse perinatal outcomes. However, studies show a positive relationship between pregnancy and increased social status among low-income adolescents. This study aims to assess the association between planned pregnancy and years of schooling among low-income Brazilian adolescents. This is a secondary analysis of a cohort study conducted from May 2005 to March 2007 in public primary care clinics in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants (n=168) completed a detailed structured questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between years of schooling and planned pregnancy. After adjusting for the covariates income, wealth score, crowding, age, marital status, and race, planned pregnancy was independently associated with lower years of education (odds ratio: 1.82; 95% confidence interval: 1.02–3.23). Although this finding may be related to these adolescents having less access to information and health services, another possible explanation is that they have a greater desire to have children during adolescence.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Faisal-Cury, A., Tabb, K. M., Niciunovas, G., Cunningham, C., Menezes, P. R., & Huang, H. (2017). Lower education among low-income Brazilian adolescent females is associated with planned pregnancies. International Journal of Women’s Health, 9, 43–48. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S118911

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free