صورة الغلاف

محفوظ في:
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Kar, Riman, Pal, Roshan, Ghosh, Rupam, Bera, Saikat, Chakraborty, Sanchari, Roy, Sandip, Pal, Satyajit, Biswas, Sayak, Sinha, Shiyaditya, Bhowmik, Subhajit, Sarkar, Soham, Roy, Sohini, Das, Somnath, Mishar, Soumalya, Mandal, Soumita, Guria, Sounak, Das, Sourik, Majumdar, Sourav, Ghosh, Sreyosi, Khatua, Subhendu, Dey, Subir, Biswas, Sudipta, Das, Sujoy, Das, Suraj, Nachrin, Taslima, Jana, Tiyasa, Majhi, Preetiparna, Akhtar, Sohel, Samanta, Sampriti, Mondal, Pankaj Kumar
التنسيق: Recurso digital
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Zenodo 2025
الموضوعات:
teenage pregnancy
Knowledge
Attitude
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15199582
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جدول المحتويات:
  • <p><strong>Abstract: </strong>teen-age pregnancy is a rising social problem, can cause a lot of maternal and fetal complications. This study was conducted to find out proportion of teen-age pregnancy and knowledge and attitude towards it among the pregnant women.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 205 pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic of a tertiary care hospital of Purba Midnapore, West Bengal with one month of duration. socio-demographic, marital, pregnancy related details and knowledge, attitude towards teen-age pregnancy were taken in a pre-designed, pretested questionnaire.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Most of the participants were in the age-group of 20 years to 39 years (78.5%), from rural areas (88.3%), were literate mostly having education till secondary level (37.1%), belongs to lower-middle class socio-economic status (42.4%). Teen-age pregnancy proportion was 21%. Majority responded about ideal age of getting pregnant should be more than 21 years (70.2%). 77.1% responded positively about harmfulness of getting pregnant before 19 years of age. 65.3% knew about contraceptive methods. 67.8% thought education regarding contraceptives and reproduction is necessary in school. 94.7% agreed that pregnancy should be planned with their consent. 79% heard of The Prohibition of Child Marriage (PCMA) Act and 68% heard of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) act.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Teenage pregnancy remains a significant public health issue and gaps in awareness and practice persist. Strengthening school-based reproductive education, healthcare accessibility, and community engagement can improve knowledge and attitudes towards teenage pregnancy.</p>

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