Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Early teenage marriage and subsequent pregnancy outcome Early teenage marriage and subsequent pregnancy outcome   Subject : Community Medicine  Document Language : English  Abstract : The relationship between marriage before 16 years and pregnancy outcome throughout the childbearing period was examined. Participants included all married women attending six randomly selected primary health care units in Jeddah with at least one infant and complete medical files. Early teenage marriage was found for 27.2% of women. Most of these were illiterate (57.1%), housewives (92.4%) and grand multiparae (66.7%). They were at twice the risk of spontaneous abortion, four times the risk of combined fetal death and infant mortality, and twice the risk of losing pregnancies any time during their childbearing years. They remained at high risk of poor pregnancy outcome throughout their reproductive lives. Despite tradition, marriage should be discouraged before 16 years  ISSN : 1020-3397  Journal Name : Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal  Volume : 6  Issue Number : 1  Publishing Year : 1420 AH 2000 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Tuesday, March 29, 2011  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email وليد ملعاط Milaat, Waleed Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  29400.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page