title: Does motherhood affect the quality of life of adolescents?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assess the quality of life (QOL) of female adolescents with children compared to those without children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  Public university-affiliated family planning clinic, São Paulo, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  91 female adolescents (16-19 years) of low socio-economic status with and without children.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Portuguese version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mean scores of the 4 main domains were compared between adolescents with and without children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both mothers (N = 40) and nonmothers (N = 51) had low mean scores (<75%) in most of the QOL domains. Compared to adolescents without children, adolescent mothers scored significantly lower in the physical (52.1 vs 59.4, P = .0137) and social (66.9 vs 77.3, P = .0182) domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adolescent mothers have a significantly lower quality of life in the physical and in the social relationships domains than nonmothers.
authors.affiliation: São Paulo Federal University School of Nursing, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: A C S
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Torloni
authors.forename: C A F
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Guazzelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult