Risk of Adolescent Pregnancy Toward Maternal and Infant Health, Analisis of IDHS 2012
Abstract: Impact of adolescent
pregnancy is closely related to risk of maternal and infant health. This study
aimed to develop composite maternal index, infant index, and analyze impact of
adolescent pregnancy on maternal and infant health. This study used Indonesian
Health Demographic Survey 2012 data with a sample of 2,167 respondents
qualified for inclusion (women of childbearing age giving birth to their first
child since January 2007 until the survey was conducted). Analysis used
Polychoric Principal Component Analysis to produce composite index of maternal
and infant health, and logistic regression to determine relation of adolescent
pregnancy to maternal and infant health. Results showed that index of maternal
health can be determined by indicator maternal morbidity, access to health
care, and health behaviors. Infant health index can be determined by infant
morbidity and nutritional status indicators. Adolescents with higher education
level had 5.4 times higher risk (95% CI = 1.3 – 22.0) to have worse maternal health
than adult pregnancies. Adolescent pregnancy had a risk 1.3 times (95% CI = 0.9
– 1.7) to have worse infant health than adult pregnancies after controlled by
occupation, socioeconomic, and region. In conclusion, the risk of adolescent
pregnancy on maternal and infant health is worse than adult.
Keywords: Adolescent
pregnancy, infant health index, Indonesia, maternal health index
Author: Anni Fithriyatul
Mas'udah, Besral Besral, Bimandra Adiputra Djaafara
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg180001
