Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- Volume 28 Issue 3
- /
- Pages.573-582
- /
- 1998
- /
- 2093-758x(eISSN)
Pregnancy, Abortion and Delivery Rates for Korean Teenagers
한국 10대 여성의 임신, 인공유산 및 출산 경험 실태
-
Park, Young-Joo
(Dept. of Nursing, Medical College, Korea University) ;
- Ku, Pyoung-Sahm (Dept. of Bostetrics & Gynecology, Medical College, Korea University) ;
- Hong, Myung-Ho (Dept. of Family Medicine, Medical College, Korea University) ;
-
Kim, Tak
(Dept. of Bostetrics & Gynecology, Medical College, Korea University) ;
- Shin, Jae-Chul (Dept. of Bostetrics & Gynecology, Medical College, Korea University) ;
- Lee, Chan (Dept. of Bostetrics & Gynecology, Medical College, Korea University) ;
- Moon, Joon (Dept. of Bostetrics & Gynecology, Medical College, Korea University) ;
- Oh, Min-Jung (Dept. of Bostetrics & Gynecology, Medical College, Korea University)
-
박영주
(고려대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 구병삼 (고려대학교 의과대학 산부인과학 교실) ;
- 홍명호 (고려대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실) ;
-
김탁
(고려대학교 산부인과학교실) ;
- 신재철 (고려대학교 산부인과학교실) ;
- 이찬 (고려대학교 산부인과학교실) ;
- 문준 (고려대학교 산부인과학교실) ;
- 오민정 (고려대학교 산부인과학교실)
- Published : 1998.09.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate pregnancy, abortion and delivery rates among Korean teenagers. The subjects of this study were 11,433 teenagers aged 13-19 years in Seoul, Pusan, Taegu, Kwangju, Incheon, Taejeon and Ansan, Korea. Data were collected from Feb. 1994 to May 1995, 16 months, by schoolnurses or the researchers. The results showed pregnancy rate was 7.2 per 1,000 teenagers, the abortion rate was 4.3 per 1,000 teenagers, and the delivery rate was 1.2 per 1,000 teenagers. In the pregnancy experience, the main factors related to teenage pregnancy were love or marriage engagement. In the abortion experience, 53.9% of teenagers had had more than two abortion experiences, 38.1% midtrimester abortion, 22% complications after abortion, 36.0% sexual activity after abortion and 86.7% the financial support from partners or friends for abortion. In the delivery experience, 64.3% of teenagers delivered with no prenatal care and 42.9% had a delay in realizing they were pregnant. Fifty percent were delivered by non-professionals in non-medical institutions.