Epidemiological characteristics of puerperal women interned at public maternity hospital in João Pessoa in 2014

Abstract

Objective: To know epidemiological characteristics of puerperal women of Frei Damião Maternity Hospital in the period from January to July in 2014. Method: Epidemiological, prospective and cross-sectional study. Used non-probability sampling technique with 400 mothers interviewed with help of a form. For analysis, algebraic tables, SPSS and chi-squared test were used. Results: High prevalence of adolescents aged between 15 and 17 years old, born and coming from urban areas, with no kinship to the newborn's father, with no history of abortions, low level of education, menarche at 12 years old, first sexual intercourse by the age of 16, and the newborn's father with an average age of 27. Conclusion: From these results, we can understand the profile of pregnant women at Frei Damião Maternity Hospital. It can help improve services, providing a care focused on adolescents needs, and preventing pregnancy on that age.