Evaluation of Demographic Determinants on the Formation of Early Pregnancy Among Married Adolescent Girls Aged 13 to 18 Years in Sari City

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Demography - social Sciences-Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran branch

2 department of anatomical sciences. faculty of medicine, zabol university of medical sciences, zabol, iran

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Introdection: The aim of the research was to evaluate the demographic determinants of early pregnancy among married women between 13 and 18 years old and girls over 19 years old in Sari city.
Methods: The method of this research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical and survey in terms of data collection. The statistical sample includes 150 married women between the ages of 13 and 18 and girls over the age of 19 in the city of Sari who refer to health centers. In data analysis, Logistic Regression were used using SPSS software version 22.
Resoults: The findings showed that, in the age variable, the lower the age of the spouse at the time of marriage, the longer the pregnancy time of the women. They are also lower. In addition, it became clear that there is a significant relationship between the index "level of education of the respondent" and the variable "formation of early pregnancy". In the income component, the index "Member of which income decile of the society" has a significant relationship with the variable "Formation of early pregnancy". in the location component; There is a significant relationship between the indicators "respondent's place of residence", "ownership status of the respondent's place of residence", and "living area in Sari" with the variable "formation of early pregnancy".
Conclusions: Family planning for couples under the age of 18 is directly related to the government budget. The government should clarify its responsibility towards poor women who face unwanted pregnancy.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 67, Issue 4
May and June 2024

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