Adverse experiences in the childhood of pregnant women at the Maternal Perinatal National Institute
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https://doi.org/10.61651/rped.2022v74n2p09-14Keywords:
Pregnancy in Adolescence, Adult Survivors of Child Adverse EventsAbstract
According to the Modules of Attention to Child and Adolescent Maltreatment, the numbers of traumatic events in childhood are alarming, since in 2011 there was an increase in the number of victims of violence by 20% compared to the previous year; it is also known that women abused in childhood have a higher risk of adolescent pregnancy.
Objective: To determine the adverse childhood experiences of pregnant adolescents treated at the Maternal Perinatal National Institute.
Material and methods: Descriptive, prospective and cross- sectional study. The study involved 254 pregnant adolescent who were administered the Adverse Experience in Children Questionnaire.
Results: In the personal aspect, adverse experiences in childhood were verbal abuse (52%), physical abuse (37%), sexual abuse (13.4%) and violence against the mother. In the family aspect, adverse experiences were separation / divorce from parents (46.9%), mental illness from a family member (29.1%), drug abuse (25.6%) and a relative in prison (23.6%). Physical abuse (Rho: 0.709) and violence against the mother (Rho: 0.704) showed a greater correlation with the global exposure of adverse experiences.
Conclusions: Over 80% of adolescent pregnant women experienced at least one adverse experience in childhood.
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