Teen Pregnancy
HCS/465
Tina L Hendley
07/27/2015
Background and Methodology of the Research Process to Problems in Healthcare.
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to show how to develop and understand methodology of the research process when pertaining to health care. The process consists of retrieving a peer-reviewed article and applying the research methodology to the article that was selected for it. The article that I chose was “Who will listen? Rural teen Pregnancy Reflections.”
Definition of the Problem We have been facing so many teen pregnancies over the last decade, those that live in a rural area has been known to have a higher rate of pregnancy than other areas. This article talks about a Research that was being used to analyze essays to be written by high school students about the teen pregnancy rate in the area. The article talks about the problem with teen pregnancy and how they produce the most premature babies and low birth rates in them. Another problem is the cost that is associated with medical bills that are being occurred. The biggest social problem that teens face are that they do not get the chance to finish high school, which aids them in falling into the poverty level.
Study Purpose
The main purpose of this study is to determine how to stop teen pregnancy in rural areas and why are so many are being born premature. The study will focus on the thought process of why teens make the choice of becoming sexual active and risk the chance of getting pregnant and the consequences they will be facing.
Research Question
Researchers are studying the question of why teens are becoming pregnant, and why the rate is higher in the rural areas. Teen pregnancy occurs because the lack the knowledge of prevention. This essay was for the teens and what they thought about the teen pregnancy issue. It also asked them if they thought
References: Weiss, JA (2012, November) Who will listen? Rural teen Pregnancy Reflections The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 804-809. Retrieved from online library @ UOP