Factors affecting repeat pregnancies among teenage mothers, Health Region 4

Abstract

     This research was survey research data were collected cross-sectionally. The objective was to study the situation. Relationships between personal factors Health Behavior Factors Social factors, knowledge, attitude, and perception of ability to prevent repeat pregnancies. Including analysis of factors affecting repeat pregnancies of teenage mothers in Health Region 4. The sample group consisted of teenage mothers younger than 20 years of age who had a history of repeat pregnancies, that is, having given birth or had a miscarriage. or are undergoing a second pregnancy or more who come to receive services at the antenatal clinic, postpartum room, and family planning clinic. in government hospital Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Lopburi and Saraburi provinces, totaling 157 people, used a multi-stage sampling method. Data were collected using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, and Binary Logistic Regression.
     The results of the research found that the sample consisted of teenage mothers, 2.55 percent aged 10-14 years and 97.45 percent aged 15-19 years. Factors related to repeat pregnancies is the age of teenage mothers Postpartum education status Family income Intention to have children child rearing planning Receiving prenatal care services Receiving services from family planning clinics Birth control before pregnancy and after childbirth change of spouse Having friends who lived together before marriage Friends have changed spouses more than once and perceived ability to prevent repeated marriages Statistically significant p<0.05, which found that when using birth control for teenage mothers before pregnancy, condoms have a 7.6 times higher chance of repeat pregnancy than birth control implants (B=1.907, OR=7.62) and after maternity birth control pills The chance of repeat pregnancy is 5.6 times higher than the contraceptive implant (B=1.728, OR=5.63) and the perception of its ability to prevent repeat pregnancy is low. There is a 6.5 times risk of repeat pregnancy among teenage mothers with high cognitive ability (B=1.837, OR=6.51).