Predictors of Adolescent Motherhood in Romania

Stativa Ecaterina, Rus Adrian V. (), Filip Valeria, Suciu Nicolae, Stefanescu Alma, Pennings Jacquelyn S., Parris Sheri R., Joiner Delilah and Stoicescu Silvia M.
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Stativa Ecaterina: The National Institute for Mother and Child Health “Alessandrescu-Rusescu”, 120 Bd. Lacul Tei 120, 020395 Bucharest, Romania
Rus Adrian V.: Southwestern Christian University, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 7210 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany, Oklahoma 73008-0340, USA
Filip Valeria: Medicine and Pharmacy University of Oradea, Romania, 1 Universității Street, 410087 Oradea, Romania
Suciu Nicolae: The National Institute for Mother and Child Health “Alessandrescu-Rusescu”, 120 Bd. Lacul Tei 120, 020395 Bucharest, Romania
Stefanescu Alma: The National Institute for Mother and Child Health “Alessandrescu-Rusescu”, 120 Bd. Lacul Tei 120, 020395 Bucharest, Romania
Pennings Jacquelyn S.: Elite Research, LLC, 9901 Valley Ranch Pkwy E #2035, Irving, Irving, Texas 75063, USA
Parris Sheri R.: Texas Christian University, Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, 2901 W. Lowden Rees-Jones Hall, Suite 314, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA
Joiner Delilah: Southern Nazarene University, Family Studies and Gerontology, School of Professional Studies, 6729 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany, Oklahoma 73008, USA
Stoicescu Silvia M.: University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, 37 Dionisie Lupu Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania

Social Change Review, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 29-49

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.

Keywords: Adolescent mother; Adult mother; Teenage pregnancy; Adolescent pregnancy; Romania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.2478/scr-2021-0002

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