Martínez-Ramírez EA, Villarreal-Ríos E, Vargas-Daza ER, Galicia-Rodríguez L, Martínez-González L

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ABSTRACT

Objetive: To identify the costs of family planning care in adolescents.
Material and Method: Longitudinal study of the cost of care for family planning carried out in 2015 in a group of individuals with age limits of 10 and 19 years in a unit irst level of health care in the state of Queretaro, Mexico. The proile of use of family planning (FP) was created for the teen was performed services through counseling, provision of contraception and review of intrauterine device (IUD) in a year; cost projections for the population of adolescents and different coverage scenarios between 5 and 100% were made.
Results: The average annual cost was 228.84 Mexican pesos. Ideally the identified cost was 2,708.94 pesos. The projection with 20 % coverage was 207,251,330 pesos. The average annual family planning consultations was 0.9. The most commonly used method was with medroxyprogesterone-estradiol at doses of 25 and 5 mg.
Conclusion: The cost of planning in adolescents is low, taking into account the costs that the care of high-risk pregnancies and associated comorbidities.