title: [Causes of non-use of postpartum contraceptive method among adolescent mothers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the causes of non postpartum contraceptive use among adolescent mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a cross-section descriptive study. We included women who asked for attention of an obstetric event in 2002, we identified those were in immediate postpartum period, and we selected those that did not began a birth-control method. Data were collected directly with an interview and revision of the file, later on they were coded and processed manually; the causes of non contraceptive use were classified in: attributable causes to patient: personal, religious, moral, familiar, cultural, etc. Reasons, when they received information and advice or when they did not assist to educational actions; attributable causes to hospital: technique administrative factors, insufficient educational communication activities by service provider; and attributable causes to medical indication: presence of risk factors for health women. The statistical analysis was carried out using frequencies and percentages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found 261 women, we identified 160 (61%) in immediate postpartum period, 52 (32%) they did not began contraceptive use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The causes of non postpartum contraceptive use among adolescent mothers were attributable to themselves in 75%, in 21% to the medical unit, and 4% to medical indication.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Delegación Colima. carlosnavarro555@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navarro Núñez
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alvarez González
authors.forename: Carlos Enrique
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Tene Pérez
authors.forename: Rebeca O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Millán Guerrero
authors.forename: Benjamín
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trujillo Hernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003469:Culture; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008800:Mexico; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation; D012252:Natural Family Planning Methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012067:Religion; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult