Citation

Freitas GV, Cais CF, Stefanello S, Botega NJ. Eur. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 2008; 17(6): 336-342.

Affiliation

Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, P.O. Box 6111, Campinas, SP, 13081-970, Brazil, gfreita@unimep.br.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00787-007-0668-2

PMID

18427870

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the psychosocial profile and suicidal behavior of 110 pregnant teenagers (PT) with 110 non-pregnant teenagers (NPT). METHOD: Subjects were matched by age and residential district. The research instruments used were a structured clinical interview and a self-reporting questionnaire based on psychometric scales whose answers were subjected to univariate and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Prevalence in the PT and the NPT groups were found to be as follows: attempted suicide (20.0 vs. 6.3%); depression (26.3 vs. 13.6%); anxiety (43.6 vs. 28.0%). Univariate analysis revealed the following significant associations with pregnancy: relocation in the previous 3 years (odds ratio (OR) = 6); years of schooling

Language: en