TY - JOUR AU - Moreno Arias, Erika Samanta AU - Peña Cordero, Susana Janeth AU - Mesa-Cano, Isabel Cristina PY - 2022/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Mortality rate and risk factors in adolescent pregnancy systemic review JF - Pro Sciences: Revista de Producción, Ciencias e Investigación JA - prosciences VL - 6 IS - 42 SE - ARTÍCULO DE REVISIÓN DO - 10.29018/issn.2588-1000vol6iss42.2022pp291-300 UR - https://journalprosciences.com/index.php/ps/article/view/490 SP - 291-300 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Teenage pregnancy has become a public health problem, with high percentages worldwide, which is why it is important to intervene to generate public policies that will help to reduce teenage pregnancy. Objective: To determine the mortality rate and risk factors in adolescent pregnancy through a literature review. Methodology: A systematic review based on PRISMA was carried out in different databases such as: Web &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of Science, Scielo, Medline, Scopus, the key words were: Pregnancy, Adolescence, Women, Mortality, Risks and the languages searched were Spanish and English. Results:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Twelve articles were analyzed, and it was found that the highest prevalence percentage was 56% in Nepal, followed by a prevalence of 26.50% in Israel. Equal prevalence of 18% were found in Ecuador, and prevalence of 17% and 17.70% in Brazil. However, the lowest prevalence identified was 5.80% also in Ecuador for 2015. The main causes of death in pregnant adolescents were hypertensive disorders (28%), puerperal infection (16%), hemorrhage (12%), thromboembolism (12%) and abortion (10%). Conclusion: Increase intervention programs that help adolescents to be clear about contraceptive methods and family planning to reduce teenage pregnancy.</p> ER -