Predictors of Adolescent Motherhood in Romania
Predictors of Adolescent Motherhood in Romania
Author(s): Ecaterina Stativă, Adrian V. Rus, Valeria Filip, Nicolae Suciu, Alma Stefanescu, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, Sheri R. Parris, Delilah Joiner, Silvia M. StoicescuSubject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, Family and social welfare, Welfare services
Published by: Editura Universitatii LUCIAN BLAGA din Sibiu
Keywords: adolescent mother; adult mother; teenage pregnancy; adolescent pregnancy; Romania;
Summary/Abstract: The objective of the present study was to explore what demographic and socioeconomic factors were associated with adolescent (younger than 20 years) and adult mothers living in Romania. In total, 274 adolescent and adult mothers were recruited from two maternity wards Romanian maternity wards. The mean age of the sample was 24.64 years (SD = 6.907, range: 13–44 years). Independent samples t-tests, Pearson’s chi square, Cramer’s V, and risk ratios were used to assess differences in continuous and categorical demographics variables between adolescent and adult mothers. This study has shown that maternity among adolescent mothers younger than 20 years has broad sociodemographic determinations, and, consequently, the socio-economic implications could be long-term as well as costly.
Journal: Social Change Review
- Issue Year: 19/2021
- Issue No: Winter
- Page Range: 29-49
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English