Teen-age pregnancy, knowledge and attitude towards it among pregnant women attending Ante-Natal Clinic of a tertiary health care hospital of the highest literate district of West Bengal
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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
| contents | <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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| spellingShingle | Teen-age pregnancy, knowledge and attitude towards it among pregnant women attending Ante-Natal Clinic of a tertiary health care hospital of the highest literate district of West Bengal 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 teenage pregnancy Knowledge Attitude <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> |
| title | Teen-age pregnancy, knowledge and attitude towards it among pregnant women attending Ante-Natal Clinic of a tertiary health care hospital of the highest literate district of West Bengal |
| topic | teenage pregnancy Knowledge Attitude |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15199582 |