Decisional balance, stages of change and use of contraceptive methods among adolescents in the immediate postpartum period: a descriptive correlational study

Introduction: Pregnancy in adolescents due to the non-use of contraceptives constitutes one of the main public health problems. The immediate puerperium provides the opportunity to evaluate the behavior before, during and after the decision-making in the use of contraceptives to avoid subsequent pre...

• Main Author: Benavides-Torres, Raquel (author)
• Other Authors: Martínez-Escalante , Richard Francisco (author), Caudillo-Ortega , Lucía (author), Hernández-Torres , José Luis (author), Apodaca-Armenta , Rosario Eduardo (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Periodo Posparto; Anticoncepción; toma de decisiones; adolescente; correlación de datos; adolescent; postpartum period; contraception; decision making
• Online Access: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CIENCIAS_MEDICAS/article/view/6784