ANSIEDAD Y EMBARAZO DESEADO Y NO DESEADO DURANTE LA ADOLESCENCIA

Abstract

Adolescent pregnancy is characterized by being a period of transition and great instability that involves different areas of adolescent life. The present research aimed to determine the types of anxiety in adolescents with wanted and unwanted pregnancy in the obstetric consultation area of the type-B health center, May 24, of the May 24 canton of the province of Manabí, Ecuador, being this a topic of great relevance today. It is important to note that few adolescents are prepared for motherhood, since a very important number did not plan for it. It is for this reason that there is a great impact on their maturation process and once causing emotional instability. A mixed, descriptive, and cross-sectional statistical analysis was used for the study. The study population is of 25 pregnant women with both intended and unwanted pregnancies. Levels of somatic anxiety are found both in the group of adolescents with desired and unwanted pregnancy, and within the types of anxiety there are somatic anxiety in both groups and psychic anxiety in the group of desired pregnancies. Additional research is needed to better understand the phenomenon.