:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/4X4X23OZV5BGFANYCCPWULITJI.jpg "3,429 women, aged 11-19, have given birth so far this year")
So far in 2023, 3,429 cases of teenage pregnancy in Peru. This group of women who became mothers are between 11 and 19 years old, according to the records of the Ministry of Health (Minsa)
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The police do not exclude that the attack on the hen house of the Santa Anita shopping center is due to a possible settling of scores due to the past of the “target”. Mayanga received two gunshot wounds and has a reserved diagnosis.
Among the regions with these cases are: Limawhich tops the list with 536 teenage pregnancies; Loreto is in second place with 267 cases and Piura is third with 245.
On the other hand, until September 2022, according to the Sometimeshad been reported almost 30 million teenage pregnancy under 19 years old.
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The National Police of Peru does not exclude that the assassination attempt was aimed at settling scores against José Lorenzo Mallanga Ibarra, who has various criminal records.
In EsSalud alone, in the first half of that year, 1,426 pregnant teenagers were registered, representing 3.4% of pregnancies in this age group.
Almenara Benefit Network Tier I-II Benefit Service Management Obstetrician, Nora Valdivia Soto, He then pointed out to the Andean Agency that for adolescents to be able to make better decisions in the sexual and reproductive field, they must have competent professional guidance. For this, the basic component is the triad: adolescent, parents and teachers, which “will make a big difference”.
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The specialist advised that parents should be involved in a positive way when their children are curious about bodily, emotional and behavioral changes in their bodies and behaviors related to sexuality.
Furthermore, he stressed the importance of eliminating taboos from sexuality in the family because these limit the closeness between parents and children at the stage of adolescence.
In 2022, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which specializes in sexual and reproductive health, published a study revealing that almost a third of women living in developing countries become mothers under the age of 20. Moreover, he indicated that almost half of first-time home buyers are under 17 years old.
Furthermore, he pointed out that on average three-quarters of those who They had their first child when they were 14 years old. or less, they gave birth to a second child when they were still teenagers. And 40% of those who had two children gave birth to a third before leaving adolescence, according to the study.
Although UNFPA reported that there were encouraging signs worldwide of a decline in the rate of teenage motherhood, he feels that the pace is too slow anyway.
On the other hand, according to the Demographic and Family Health Survey – ENDES, the statistics of teenage pregnancies have decreased by one 8.3% in 2020 in Peru.which represents a drop of about 2% each year, reported the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
Despite the decline recorded that year, a marked gap was observed between teenage pregnancy in urban areas, where the percentage was 6.9%, and in rural areas, which was 12.4%.
61% of regions were above the national average. The Loreto region had a prevalence almost twice as high at 8.3%. Likewise, Callao, which in 2018 was below the national average, was one of the regions where the teenage pregnancy increased in 2020.