Concepts and definitions:
Refers to the number of children born to mothers between 0 and 19 years of age in relation to the total number of births in the year according to geographical boundaries.
Method of calculation:
Numerator: Number of live births from teenage mothers (10 to 19 years) according to sex, locality of residence and year of birth.
Denominator: number of live births according to sex, locality and year.
Constant: 100
Unit of measure:
Multiplied by 100
Variables which compose the indicator, their respective sources and producing institutions:
Number of live births from teenage mothers (10 to 19 years) according to sex, locality of residence and year of birth.
Sinasc - Live Births Information System
Municipal Secretariat of Health (SMS) and Ministry of Health (MS)
Sinasc - Live Births Information System
Municipal Secretariat of Health (SMS) and Ministry of Health (MS)
Número nascidos vivos de mães adolescentes (10 a 19 anos) segundo sexo, localidade de residência e ano do nascimento
Sistema de Informações de Nascidos Vivos (SINASC)
Sistema de Informações de Nascidos Vivos (SINASC)
Ministério da Saúde e Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (MS/SMS)
Ministério da Saúde e Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (MS/SMS)
References:
CAPUTO, Valéria Garcia; BORDIN, Isabel Altenfelder. Problemas de saúde mental entre jovens grávidas e não-grávidas. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 41, n. 4, p. 573-581, 2007.