The State of Mexico is the entity that registers the highest number of pregnancies among girls and adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age, which represents 22% of the total pregnancies in the state, reveals a study carried out by the research professor of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMéx), Luis Alfonso Guadarrama Rico.
According to the academic, who since 2002 has been carrying out research on teenage motherhood in Mexico, in 2014 this problem gained relevance since our country was placed in first place among the 34 countries that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) regarding the adolescent fertility rate.
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In the case of the State of Mexico, he said that, according to the Dragonfly Project, which he heads and which collects statistical information from various public institutions in the country,
In 2023, the highest incidence of pregnancies among girls and adolescents is recorded in the municipalities of Ecatepec, Toluca, Chimalhuacán, Nezahualcóyotl and Naucalpan.
And the highest fertility rates occur in the municipalities of Ixtapan del Oro, Coyotepec, Teoloyucan, San José del Rincón and Coatepec Harinas.
The researcher explained that sexual practices at an early age, and the subsequent risks of pregnancy, have various causes:
From eroticization at an early age, media exposure to specific content, the acceleration of hormonal changes derived from the high intake of processed foods to the increase in the rights of minors.
In addition, she announced that the majority of mothers in this age range have an average secondary school level and, upon becoming mothers, they abandon their studies to take care of the children and dedicate themselves to household chores.
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According to him National Population Council (CONAPO), in the Mexican entity there is a record of 793 girls under 15 years of age, who are mothers.
Faced with this problem, Professor Luis Alfonso Guadarrama proposed defining the priority objective population of each municipality, re-educating men from 10 to 75 years of age and raising awareness about the consequences of pregnancy, providing supplies to sexually active women from 10 to 19 years of age. of age and guarantee sexual and reproductive health services to the population of that age range.
Finally, he suggested following up and intensifying evaluations of national and state strategies to prevent early pregnancy.
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