A prospective study of teen pregnancy.
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Here in the Philippines, we believe in the saying of our national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal that “Youth is the hope of our Mother land”. In their hand lies the future generation to follow. But as we see from the situation nowadays, what were expecting from the youth is the contrary if the saying. Teenagers are prone to pregnancy. Almost every.
Teenage pregnancy is prevalent in societies characterised by poverty, low education, fewer job opportunities and families headed by mothers who gave birth to their first children in adolescence (Dryfoos, 1996; Macleod, 1999). Teenage pregnancy is also associated with other problematic behaviour such as alcohol and drug use, and early initiation of sexual activity, which have been identified as.
Reproductive Health: Teen Pregnancy, 2007), over the past decade, the U.S. as a whole has seen a significant decrease in teen pregnancy rates. This is consistent with findings from the Guttmacher Institute that the U.S. teen pregnancy rate has decreased 36% overall from 1990 to 2002 (Guttmacher Institute, 2006). Kost et al., (2010) findings.
Since the 1970s, teen pregnancy has been strategically placed at the forefront of American minds. Much attention, research, and funding is dedicated to teen pregnancy prevention and abstinence-only education, yet as many as one million teens still become pregnant each year. There are substantial life consequences for teens that become pregnant and choose to keep their children, and the.
Factors contributing to teenage pregnancy 11 2.3.1 Gender roles 11 2.3.2 Lack of knowledge 11 2.3.3 Availability and accessibility of contraceptives 12 2.3.4 Attitudes of health care workers 12 2.3.5 Gender power imbalances 12 2.3.6 Socio-economic status 13 2.3.7 Low educational expectations 13 2.3.8 Peer pressure 13 2.3.9 Child support grant 13 2.3.10 Early menarche 14 2.3.11 Adolescent.
Teenage Pregnancy. a. Preface Teenage pregnancy is the period where children between ages of 13-20 become pregnant.Teenage pregnancy is not really a quite higher in our baranggay compare o other places. As a result teenage pregnancy has become an issue as it has been defined as a family problem rather than anything else. Teen mother have lower chance of completing their high school or college.
Causes and Effects of Teenage Pregnancy. Abstract. The current paper analyzes the common causes and overall consequences of teenage pregnancy. In order to analyze the issue, various information has been collected from reliable scholarly sources. According to most of the research and studies, peer pressure, lack of knowledge about safe sex, glamorization of teenage pregnancy, lack of family.