Risk factors for teenage pregnancies in Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Dulitha, Fernando	en
dc.contributor.author	Nalika, Gunawardena	en
dc.contributor.author	Upul, Senarath	en
dc.contributor.author	Chrishantha, Weerasinghe Manuj	en
dc.contributor.author	Alwis, Senerivathe Rohini de	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-19T00:57:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-19T00:57:42Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1418
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Teenage pregnancy
dc.subject	pregnant adolescents
dc.subject	Έφηβες
dc.subject	Εγκυμοσύνη
dc.subject	Παράγοντες κινδύνου
dc.subject	Teenage childbearing
dc.subject	Risk factors
dc.title	Risk factors for teenage pregnancies in Sri Lanka	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	Perspective of a community based study	en
heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Gynecology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναικολογία
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2013-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Dulitha, F., Nalika, G., Upul, S. & Chrishantha, M. (2013) Risk factors for teenage pregnancies in Sri Lanka: perspective of a community based study. “Health Science Journal”. 7 (3). p. 269-284.	en
heal.abstract	Background:Teenage pregnancies are associated with negative obstetric, foetal outcomes and social consequences. Aim: The present study aimed at identifying risk factors for teenage pregnancies. Methods and material:This was a community based comparative study conducted in three districts of Colombo, Anuradhapura and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka. For each of the 510 pregnant teenagers, 508 age matched non-pregnant females were identified from the neighbourhood. Information related to individual level, family level and societal level risk factors were collected by trained interviewers using a structured pre-tested. Risk factors were assessed in univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: Tamil (OR=3.31) and Muslim (OR=1.92) ethnicity were predictors of teenage pregnancy. Lower level of formal education (OR=1.95) and lack of knowledge on disadvantages of teenage pregnancies (OR=3.79), less support from the teachers (OR=3.47) and lack of strictness in family (OR=2.01) have also contributed to teenage pregnancy. Teenagers with a higher confidence in decision making (OR=2.11) were also at risk of becoming pregnant. Conclusions: Most of the risk factors identified were modifiable and preventive interventions are suggested.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2013-07