Experiências de gravidez na adolescência: trajetórias e expectativas das adolescentes no distrito municipal Kamaxaquene, Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

This paper analyzes the experiences, trajectories and expectations of adolescents in relation to unplanned pregnancy. From the literature analyzed, pregnancy is explained as a public health problem, and loses sight of the understanding of the pregnant adolescent as an active social agent, who constructs her own trajectory and forms of social interaction within the context in which she is inserted. Adopting an anthropological perspective, this study seeks to go beyond the homogenizing and naturalizing views of teenage pregnancy, and seeks to understand the experiences of pregnant adolescents, their social interactions, and how they construct their own trajectory within the social context in which they are inserted. The ethnographic approach was chosen for the research, which involved semi-structured interviews and informal conversations with the research participants, allowing for a more contextualized understanding of the adolescents' perceptions and experiences, analyzed in the light of constructivist theory. Through this theory, it was possible to see that adolescents construct their pregnancy experiences based on social interactions, family expectations and the influences of the context in which they live. expectations and the influences of the context in which they live