Characteristics and outcomes of medical abortion in adolescent pregnancy women: A case series report

Abstract

Background: Nowadays, early sexual intercourse and abortion at a young age in many countries are increasing at an alarming rate, especially in developing countries. Pregnancy at a young age greatly affects girls: it affects their health (physical and mental), pregnancy often causes children to miss school, affecting their education and opportunities for personal development, Unplanned pregnancy can lead to stigma, discrimination, and social isolation [1]. Currently, there are very few studies on the social characteristics of these subjects to find out the reasons why girls get pregnant at an early and unwanted age and the factors that affect the child's psychology so that we can put them into practice. Make appropriate recommendations to reduce pregnancy rates in young girls. Objective: To examine sociodemographic characteristics, contraceptive methods used and the ratio of success of medical abortion in the group of adolescent pregnancy. Materials and methods: Report on a series of cases including 65 adolescent pregnancy, who came to Can Tho City Obstetrics Hospital for examination and selected medical abortion method. Results: the average age of the study group was 17,2 +/- 1.2 years. The group of pregnant women ≤ 15-17 years old accounts for a higher proportion than the group of pregnant women 18-19 years old. The oldest pregnant woman is 19 years old and the youngest is 15 years old. The majority reside in urban areas (36 cases, accounting for 55.4%.). The proportion of unmarried pregnant women is high (89.2%), and the proportion of married pregnant women is 10.8%. Most pregnant women are living with their families. The rate of using contraception when having sex is 3 times higher than those who do not use it (75.4% compared to 24.6%). There are 69.4% using highly effective contraceptive methods (2 commonly used contraceptive methods are condoms and emergency contraceptive pills. The success rate of medical abortion is 86%. Conclusion: The rate of applying medical abortion method in adolescent pregnancy is 12,3%