Teen pregnancy has become such an issue facing America that President Clinton has addressed the issue. Statistics show that every two minutes a teenager gives birth in the United States (Guernsey 6). This means that at least three thousand teenage girls become pregnant every day and almost one millione teenagers become pregnant every year (www.teenpregnancy.org). Four in ten teenage girls become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of twenty. Because of this high number‚ the United States
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adolescence. What comes into your mind when you hear the words Teenage Pregnancy? Well‚ as we all know‚ unintended pregnancy among female adolescents is a global phenomenon and it is rampant nowadays. Teenage pregnancy has also been found to cause psychological disturbance for some teenagers. For example‚ Clemens (2002) reported that teenager who had normal delivery later report and present with depressive symptoms. Approximately 750‚000 teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant every
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In recent years‚ teenage pregnancy has been labeled a major issue amongst teens that it can be known as an "Epidemic." Is teenage pregnancy directly responsible for a host of society’s ills? Increasing teenage pregnancy rate translates directly into increasing rates of "school failure‚" early behavioral problems‚ drug abuse‚ child abuse‚ depression‚ and crimes. Many social problems can be directly attributed to the poor choices of teenage girls. The talk shows today are flooded by episodes dealing
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Does “16 and Pregnant” Encourage or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Have you ever thought about how kids are being affected by tv shows like “16 and Pregnant?” 16 and pregnant discourages teen pregnancy‚ the rates of teen moms have gone down‚ the tv shows reality‚ people just make titles and assume stuff when they are wrong. First of all‚ by showing what will happen if teens are unsafe and showing their mistakes will help teens not to make those mistakes. Showing how difficult it can be to be a
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Assalamu’alaikum wr. Wb Good day Ladies and Gentleman Pregnancy is a desire of every woman. Do you agree? Why is pregnancy important? Is family support also important? How’s the impact to economics life? Every family wants children in their life. It’s natural and a biological thing. Every pregnancy needs process. Knowledge about pregnancy is important to make us understand the process better. These days‚ there are so many cases about premarital pregnancy. In Indonesia‚ the number of this case is getting
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Teenage pregnancy 1) Gender: Male Female 2) Age Range 13-16 17-21 22-40 41 Above 3) To what ethnic group do you belong to? East Indian Mix African Amerindians Chinese Portuguese European 4) To what religion do you belong to? Christianity
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Gregory VD Smith Adolescent Pregnancy In this research paper I will explore the effects of adolescent pregnancy‚ prevention‚ and intervention of adolescent pregnancy on American society. The notion that education‚ abstinence‚ and parental involvement are vital in the reduction of adolescent pregnancies is the thesis of this paper. The research supports this thesis; prevention and intervention have contributed to the progress in reducing adolescent pregnancy over the last decade. There are
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Cause of Teenage pregnancy in Thailand Nowadays‚ the problem of teenage pregnancy in Thailand doesn’t affect only teenage mothers’ lives‚ but also many aspects of Thai society‚ such as family‚ occupation‚ the economy‚ etc. Moreover‚ it is expected that in the future‚ the problem will increase and become bigger and harder to solve. According to the Bureau of Reproductive Health at the Public Health Ministry‚ Thai teenager births have increased 43 percent during the last 10 years and Thailand’s teenage
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SOCIAL SUDIES SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA) 2013 CANDIDATE NAME: MITSEY STONE CANDIDATE NUMBER: SCHOOL: MONTEGO-BAY E-LEARNING TERRITORY: TEACHER: TITLE: An examination on Teenage Pregnancy in my community TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement Introduction Task 1: Statement of Problem Task 2: Reason for Selecting Area of Research Task 3: Method of Investigation Task 4: Data Collection Instrument Task
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PREGNANCY AMONG TEENAGE GIRLS More than one million girls become pregnant every year in the U.S.‚ a rate of teen pregnancy greater than those of other industrialized nations. There is as much research supporting the close relationship between self-esteem and teenage pregnancy as any other problem behavior. Hayes and Fors (1990) report that lower self-esteem is often an antecedent to the engagement in premarital sexual relationships and is more likely to be responsible for teen pregnancies
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