title: [Teenage pregnancy rates and socioeconomic characteristics of municipalities in São Paulo State, Southeast Brazil: a spatial analysis].
abstract: Teenage pregnancy is a common public health problem worldwide. The objective of this ecological study was to investigate the spatial association between teenage pregnancy rates and socioeconomic characteristics of municipalities in São Paulo State, Southeast Brazil. We used a Bayesian model with a spatial distribution following a conditional autoregressive (CAR) form based on Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm. We used data from the Live Birth Information System (SINASC) and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Early pregnancy was more frequent in municipalities with lower per capital gross domestic product (GDP), higher poverty rate, smaller population, lower human development index (HDI), and a higher percentage of individuals with State social vulnerability index of 5 or 6 (more vulnerable). The study demonstrates a significant association between teenage pregnancy and socioeconomic indicators.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. edson@fmrp.usp.br
authors.forename: Edson Zangiacomi
authors.initials: EZ
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Daiane Leite da
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Roza
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo Gullaci Guimarães
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Caccia-Bava
authors.forename: Jorge Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Achcar
authors.forename: Amaury Lelis
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dal-Fabbro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors