Purpose:

To analyze the relationship between social, individual and couple disadvantage in pregnant indigenous and non-indigenous girls and adolescents with the non-use of health services to receive prenatal care.

Methodological design:

This study was conducted through a mixed approach with the quantitative and qualitative analysis of cases by age groups of girls and pregnant adolescents, indigenous and non-indigenous.

Results:

Variables of social, individual and couple disadvantages related to prenatal care in indigenous and non-indigenous girls and adolescents in an urban context with geographic and economic access to health services were identified.

Research limitations:

The study focuses on cases of pregnancies of indigenous and non-indigenous girls and adolescents identified retrospectively.

Findings:

The relationship between the variables of social disadvantages of pregnant girls and adolescents and the non-use of health services to receive prenatal care is documented. Differences are reported in the condition of social disadvantages by ethnic affiliation and the age of pregnant women. The results contribute to the understanding of the social conditions of risk during pregnancy in girls and adolescents, indigenous and non-indigenous.

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