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Does motherhood affect the quality of life of adolescents?
A C S Campos1, M Barbieri, M R Torloni
1São Paulo Federal University School of Nursing, São Paulo, Brazil.
Study Objective:
Assess the quality of life (QOL) of female adolescents with children compared to those without children.
Design:
Cross-sectional.
Setting:
Public university-affiliated family planning clinic, São Paulo, Brazil.
Participants:
91 female adolescents (16-19 years) of low socio-economic status with and without children.
Interventions:
The Portuguese version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used.
Outcome Measures:
Mean scores of the 4 main domains were compared between adolescents with and without children.
Results:
Both mothers (N = 40) and nonmothers (N = 51) had low mean scores (<75%) in most of the QOL domains. Compared to adolescents without children, adolescent mothers scored significantly lower in the physical (52.1 vs 59.4, P = .0137) and social (66.9 vs 77.3, P = .0182) domains.
Conclusion:
Adolescent mothers have a significantly lower quality of life in the physical and in the social relationships domains than nonmothers.
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