[Context of pregnancy in adolescence. We starting going out and everything began then].
The authors reveal the findings of an qualitative investigation on teenage pregnancy. Their data came from 21 semi-structured interviews with pregnant teenagers. The analysis of this data followed the procedures set forth in tested theories. This study reveals that the nature of the interplay a teenager who gets pregnant is that of a serious love affair in which the ideas of romantic love and the rules of that genre guide their behavior. This is the social milieu in which youths live and where they construct their identifies. Sexual relations are part of the natural course of a love affair since they link sex with love. This is not an easy love affair; it develops under unstable conditions. The aspects revealed by this study show the difficulties which surround conventional anti-conceptive practices. The authors hope this study serves as a guide, as orientation, in order that promotional and preventative compaigns become relevant, meaningful and acceptable to youths.
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Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Antioquía Medellín, Colombia.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007843:Latin America; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*