Factores de riesgo que influyen al aumento del embarazo adolescente en el Ecuador

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Latin America and the Caribbean maintain the high rate of pregnant adolescents, surpassing Africa with 103.5 cases. Ecuador with the latest National Health and Nutrition Survey indicated that 39.2% of adolescents aged 15-19 years had already started their active sexual life, Teenage pregnancy is considered a universal dilemma, which needs to be emphasized more from the preventive and promotional perspective. The sudden transformations that an adolescent undergoes such as emotional stability and personality require greater attention to this vulnerable group. METHODOLOGY: The present work was carried out through a systematic review in repositories of science bases such as PUBMED, SCIELO, ELSEIVER, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, published during the last 5 years. CONCLUSION: Most of the events come from ignorance about contraceptive methods or taboo topics about sexual relations, which is why it must be improved at the level of sex education, together with families, school and high school education centers and health centers, so that these issues are public knowledge to society.