Teenage pregnancy can be defined as pregnancy of women who have not reached twenty years when the pregnancy ends regardless of the marital status. In South Africa one in three girls has had a pregnancy before the age of twenty. The community at large is aware of the problem of teenage pregnancy. Young women in our communities are falling pregnant while still at school‚ which limits their ability to achieve their long awaited goals in life. It also puts them at high risk of being infected with HIV
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In an effort to understand the effect of teenage pregnancy in the community of Rock Pond‚ a number of sources were examined. According to j.b (2002) in his dictionary Concise Dictionary‚ Teenage Pregnancy can be defined as "". According to ----- (0000) on his/her webside the causes of teenage pregnancy is‚ Lack of Parental Guidance: Most people evade their children from talking about sex. In some cases‚ they provide false information regarding sex and discourage their children to participate
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Young i Teenage Pregnancy Thesis statement: Teenage pregnancy is a growing problem that can be prevented by using contraceptives. I. Introduction II. Teenage pregnancy A. Emotional effects B. Finances III. Contraceptives A. Condoms B. Birth control pills IV. Conclusion Young 1 Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is increasing rapidly in our country. In fact‚ Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate in America. There are factors that
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Becoming a mother in her teenage years is not an ideal situation for most young women. Young adults in this age bracket are still growing‚ physically and emotionally‚ and are not always as equipped to handle adult situations as they might think. Teen mothers face adult responsibilities even before they give birth‚ and the obligations continue for years down the road. Teenage pregnancy in developed countries is usually outside of marriage‚ and carries a social stigma in many communities and cultures
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN THE PHILIPPINES Introduction: “Teenage pregnancy” is pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 at the time that the pregnancy ends. A pregnancy can take place in apubertal female before menarche (the first menstrual period)‚ which signals the possibility of fertility‚ but usually occurs after menarche. In well-nourished girls‚ menarche usually takes place around the age of 12 or 13. Teenage Pregnancy is now one of the serious problems in our society. It is one
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English 2 27 May 2014 Teen Pregnancy When I was in high school there were many girls getting pregnant. Teenage pregnancies are typically young girls around the age of thirteen through nineteen. Young teens that get pregnant don’t know all the consequences for their actions regarding life changes. A lot of these teens don’t get the right prenatal care‚ the baby or the mom sometimes get birth and health defects. Unfortunately‚ only 40% of teen mothers finish high school. Fewer than 2 percent finish
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As if this is not alarming enough‚ NSO data also revealed that the number of teenage mothers who gave birth to their second (and third‚ fourth‚ and even their fifth) baby during their teenage years likewise increased in the last 10 years‚ according to data presented at a press conference in Quezon City on Monday by Carmelita Ericta‚ administrator and civil registrar general of the National Statistics Office. This rise in statistics is also reflected in the 2011 annual report of the United Nations
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Teenage Pregnancy 1 Susan Schwarzkopf SJVC Online ENG 122 Composition & Reading Part B Patricia Vineski September 9‚ 2015 Teenage Pregnancy 2 Teenage Pregnancy has been a widely discussed topic for several decades. There
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Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in a female under the age of 20 (when the pregnancy ends). A pregnancy can take place as early as two weeks before menarche (the first menstrual period)‚ which signals the possibility of fertility‚ but usually occurs after menarche. In healthy‚ well-nourished girls‚ menarche normally takes place around the ages 12 or 13. Whether the onset of biological fertility will result in a teenage pregnancy depends on a number of personal and societal factors. Teenage pregnancy
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Instructor Pols 6 March 2013 Paper #3 How to Stop the Rise of Teenage Pregnancy I turn on my television and an MTV show is on. I spend a little time watching it‚ though I’m not sure what I am watching. There are girls that look my age‚ and I see they have children. They are arguing with their boyfriends and their parents‚ but most look happy overall. A commercial comes on it tells me “16 and Pregnant” will be right back. Curious about the name and the concept of this TV show‚ and why it even was
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