PERFIL SOCIO-DEMOGRAFICO DE LA MADRE ADOLESCENTE DEL RECIEN NACIDO DE BAJO PESO.

\ua0 Con la finalidad de conocer el perfil socio-demogr\ue1fico d la madre adolescente del reci\ue9n nacido de bajo peso, se realiz\uf3 un estudio transversal, descriptivo, durante el periodo de Enero a Julio de 1998. Se estudiaron 328 madres adolescentes cuyos partos fueron atendidos en el Departamento de Ginecolog\ueda y Obstetricia del Hospital Central Antonio Mar\ueda Pineda de Barquisimeto; se les realiz\uf3 una entrevista estructurada donde se investigaron variables sociodemogr\ue1ficas. Se obtuvieron los siguientes resultados: el 71,6 % ten\uedan entre 17 y 19 a\uf1os, de procedencia urbana en un 61 %. El 96.4% eran solteras y el 80.5% primigestas. La ocupaci\uf3n m\ue1s frecuentemente observada fue la de oficios del hogar con un 54,3 %. El grado de instrucci\uf3n m\ue1s frecuente fue el de secundaria incompleta con un 42,2 %, solo 2,1% eran analfabetas. M\ue1s de la mitad (64,3%) tuvieron menos de 6 consultas prenatales y el 35,7% registraron m\ue1s de 6 consultas, pero no aportan datos sobre la calidad de la misma. \ua0SUMMARY In order to identify the sociodemographic profile of adolescent mothers with a low weight newborn, a descriptive study was done between January and July 1998. A total of 328 pregnant adolescents who were attended at the Departament of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antonio Mar\ueda Pineda Central Hospital, Barquisimeto, were interviewed searching for sociodemographic characteristics. The following results were obtained: 71.6% were between 17 and 19 years of age, 61 % came from urban areas, the degree of education more often present was incomplete high school with 42.4 % and only 2.1 % were illiterate. 96.4 % were unmarried and 80.5 % were primipara, about 54.3 % performed only house work. More than half of the adolescents (64.3%) had less than 6 prenatal medical visits, and 35.7 % had more than 6, no information about the quality of the visits was obtained