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Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Teenage pregnancy is considered a social and health problem because of its multifaceted consequences for pregnant teens, their family and society. The objectives of this article are 1) to describe the vulnerabilities encountered by pregnant teenagers and their relatives thr...

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Autores principales: Philibert, Léonel, Lapierre, Judith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9585836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36276930
http://dx.doi.org/10.21106/ijma.564
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description BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Teenage pregnancy is considered a social and health problem because of its multifaceted consequences for pregnant teens, their family and society. The objectives of this article are 1) to describe the vulnerabilities encountered by pregnant teenagers and their relatives throughout the time of transition from pregnancy to motherhood and 2) to identify the strengths that are mobilized by these individuals during this period. METHODS: The qualitative data collection and analysis methodology was based on John Dewey’s Social Inquiry. Participants were recruited from nine health institutions in the North and Northeast departments of Haiti. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews, which were audiotaped, transcribed, and exported for coding after verification and validation. The data were analyzed using the thematic analysis of Paillé and Mucchielli. RESULTS: A total of 50 interviews were conducted with 33 pregnant teenagers (aged 14 - 19 years) and 17 relatives. This research identified vulnerabilities and strengths experienced by the adolescent participants and their relatives during the motherhood transition. CONCLUSION AND GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS: The experiences, challenges, and vulnerabilities associated with the teenage-motherhood transition and the needs of pregnant teens, partners, and parents were identified in this study. The results indicated that more attention must be given to psychosocial and material support programs for pregnant adolescents and their loved ones during the motherhood transition and after-childbirth period. When logically and effectively implemented, the study results and suggested recommendations can be used as tools for reaching local and global public-health initiatives in Haiti.
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spelling pubmed-95858362022-10-21 Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood Philibert, Léonel Lapierre, Judith Int J MCH AIDS Original Article | Teenage Pregnancy BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Teenage pregnancy is considered a social and health problem because of its multifaceted consequences for pregnant teens, their family and society. The objectives of this article are 1) to describe the vulnerabilities encountered by pregnant teenagers and their relatives throughout the time of transition from pregnancy to motherhood and 2) to identify the strengths that are mobilized by these individuals during this period. METHODS: The qualitative data collection and analysis methodology was based on John Dewey’s Social Inquiry. Participants were recruited from nine health institutions in the North and Northeast departments of Haiti. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews, which were audiotaped, transcribed, and exported for coding after verification and validation. The data were analyzed using the thematic analysis of Paillé and Mucchielli. RESULTS: A total of 50 interviews were conducted with 33 pregnant teenagers (aged 14 - 19 years) and 17 relatives. This research identified vulnerabilities and strengths experienced by the adolescent participants and their relatives during the motherhood transition. CONCLUSION AND GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS: The experiences, challenges, and vulnerabilities associated with the teenage-motherhood transition and the needs of pregnant teens, partners, and parents were identified in this study. The results indicated that more attention must be given to psychosocial and material support programs for pregnant adolescents and their loved ones during the motherhood transition and after-childbirth period. When logically and effectively implemented, the study results and suggested recommendations can be used as tools for reaching local and global public-health initiatives in Haiti. Global Health and Education Projects, Inc 2022 2022-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9585836/ /pubmed/36276930 http://dx.doi.org/10.21106/ijma.564 Text en Copyright © 2022 Stokes et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Article | Teenage Pregnancy
Philibert, Léonel
Lapierre, Judith
Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood
title Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood
title_full Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood
title_fullStr Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood
title_full_unstemmed Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood
title_short Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood
title_sort vulnerabilities and strengths of pregnant haitian adolescents and their families during transition to motherhood
topic Original Article | Teenage Pregnancy
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9585836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36276930
http://dx.doi.org/10.21106/ijma.564
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