Introduction: Teen pregnancy is one of the issues most relevant to public health around the world. In Colombia, the policies have not been effective in reducing the rate of teen pregnancy, or to prevent the recurrence of pregnancy. This study pretends to define the prevalence and factors associated with teen pregnancy and its recurrence. Methods: Cross-sectional study from 13. 313 adolescents who answered the Colombian National Demographic and Health Survey, 2010. Multinomial regressions were performed to compare the group of adolescents who were pregnant with one or more pregnancies and logistic regression to compare the group with one or more pregnancies. Results: 13. 3% had a pregnancy and 3. 5% more than one. When we compared with teens who have never been pregnant: a) the adolescents who had a pregnancy were older, lived with her partner, they were living outside the family home and had been victims of sexual abuse and physical abuse. The likelihood of pregnancy decreased in those adolescents who had more monetary resources, wanted fewer children, attended school, had used family planning and received sexual education b) In the adolescents who had more than one pregnancy were associated the same factors but were not regional differences. Were found other factors such as lower education and black women. Recurrent pregnancy was also associated with older age of first sexual partner, lack of prenatal care and having a premature infant. Conclusions: This study used a representative sample of Colombian adolescents. It shows both the dimensions of the problem and the factors that are associated with it , thus may address appropriate prevention programs.
