J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2024 May;30(2):149-159. 10.5977/jkasne.2024.30.2.149.

A study on research trends for pregnancy in adolescence: Focusing on text network analysis and topic modeling

• Park S
• Kwak E
• Park HO
• Hong JE

• KMID: 2556117
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2024.30.2.149

Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this study was to identify core keywords and topic groups in the “adolescent pregnancy” field of research for a better understanding of research trends in the past 10 years.
Methods
Topics related to adolescent pregnancy were extracted from 3,819 articles that were published in journals between January 2013 and July 2023. Abstracts were retrieved from five databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, RISS, and KISS). Keywords were extracted from the abstracts and cleaned using semantic morphemes. Text network analysis and topic modeling were performed using NetMiner 4.3.3.
Results
The most important keywords were “health,” “woman,” “risk,” “group,” “girl,” “school,” “service,” “family,” “program,” and “contraception.” Five topic groups were identified through topic modeling. Through the topic modeling analysis, five themes were derived: “health service,” “community program for school girls,” “risks for adult women,” “relationship risks,” and “sexual contraceptive knowledge.”
Conclusion
This study utilized text network analysis and topic modeling to analyze keywords from abstracts of research conducted over the past decade on adolescent pregnancy. Given that adolescent pregnancy leads to physical, mental, social, and economic issues, it is imperative to provide integrated intervention programs, including prenatal/postnatal care, psychological services, proper contraception methods, and sex education, through school and community partnerships, as well as related research studies. Nurses can play a vital role by actively engaging in prevention efforts and directly supporting and educating socially disadvantaged adolescent mothers, which could significantly contribute to improving their quality of life.

Keyword

Pregnancy in adolescence, Health, Risk, Data mining, Women; 청소년 임신, 건강, 위험, 텍스트 마이닝, 여성