Introduction
Adolescence is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the period between ages 10 and 19 years(1), and it is an important life period in which the future patterns of each adolescent is established. There are many concerns about adolescents in Reproductive Health issues, i.e. early engage into sexual intercourse, unsafe sex, coerced sex, unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion. Among these conditions, pregnancy and childbearing can obviously change a life course of teenage mothers forever. Adolescent pregnancy is a complex of social, health and cultural issues. The global trend of earlier menarche, which results in a longer adolescent period and a longer schooling period, has made both boys and girls less dependent on parents and families. This has led to more premarital sexual relations and increasing numbers of teenage pregnancies.
The problem of adolescent pregnancy is paid attention to by many countries and organizations. The term teenage or adolescent pregnancy means pregnancy in a woman aged 10-19 years. The age of a woman is defined at the time of delivery. Considering the different impacts on birth outcomes, some authors distinguish between adolescent aged 15-19 years and younger adolescent aged 10-14 years. To compare the incidence between countries, the most often used statistics are birth rates and pregnancy rates per 1,000 adolescents aged 15–19 years. However, data on induced abortion and pregnancy rate are reliable only in developed countries with legally induced abortions services(2). In other countries, in which induced abortion