Embarazo no planificado como factor influyente en el rendimiento académico de estudiantes de la Carrera de Enfermería

Abstract

Unplanned pregnancies generate a public health problem worldwide, it occurs when there is no desire to conceive children for a certain time, it can be called untimely since it occurs at a stage of life where it is considered a mistake and has consequences in the student, social, and family environment, the objective of this research is to determine how unplanned pregnancy influences academic performance. The sample was made up of 82 students of the Nursing Career of the Technical University of Machala. A descriptive analysis was carried out and the SPSS program was used, the data entered are graphed based on tables indicated in percentages. The results show that about 67% of the respondents had an unplanned pregnancy during adolescence, at this stage a pregnancy brings short and long-term repercussions, increasing student dropout and repetition. 67.1% of those surveyed agree that one of the difficulties during their unplanned pregnancy is the lack of time to combine their new stage with their academic life.