Gravidez na adolescência: Qual é o plano?

The phenomenon of teenage pregnancy has been a consistent theme in brazilian national and international research, being described in the literature as a public health problem, with important social and economic consequences. Research on the subject presents relevant data on the diversity of paths leading to the occurrence of pregnancy in adolescence, raising questions about the root of the problem, but also about the maintenance of high pregnancy rates in this period of life, particularly in developing countries. The present project has the general objective of analyzing the individual perceptions of young women who became pregnant in adolescence and their mothers (grandmothers of the babies) about pregnancy in this period of life and its meaning in the life project, as well as understanding the influence of specific variables on the risk and/or desire to be a mother in adolescence, namely, individual variables, variables related to the family context and the educational context.

The expected results of this project include the identification of individual psychological aspects, family variables and relevant school variables that contribute to the understanding of teenage pregnancy, as well as understanding how pregnancy is constituted as a life project at this stage; finally, it is hoped that the results can point to guidelines that contribute to the design of effective strategies to prevent this phenomenon in Brazil.