WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RISE IN TEENAGE PREGNANCY? "I’m pregnant!" These were the words echoing in fifteen year old Tina’s head. How was she going to relate this to her ’barely-legal’ boyfriend? Likewise‚ how would she convey this to her mother? Teenage pregnancy continues to rise rampantly in most parts of the world. The factors contributing to teenage pregnancy are lack of knowledge‚ increase in sexual activity at an early age‚ sexual abuse‚ lack of supervision and peer pressure. The
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way that teen pregnancy in low socioeconomic areas helped shape society is the production of more jobs in certain industries; e.g. planned parenthood • Another way this theory can be applied shows the increase of taxes Australians pay. According to the NCPTP “teen childbearing costs taxpayers at least 9 billion each year” [1] • Studies also show that 52% of mothers on welfare had their first child as a teenager. • Lack of education in low socioeconomic communities is a high cause for this huge percentage
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Campaign Essay Bronte Hamblin Brandon Salomon Period 2 Teen Pregnancy Did you know that the United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the world? The birth rate in the United States is 55.6% compared to Canada which is 22.3%. This is a growing issue in our country. When pregnant as a teenager‚ life can become 10x more difficult than you think it already is. Teen pregnancy is life changing. While most teen pregnancies are unplanned‚ even a planned pregnancy had risks
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ABSTRACT This report discusses the importance of some aspects of the impact of teenage pregnancy in Northern Ireland in terms of accessing support services. It has been compiled from the results of a questionnaire completed by a small sample of individuals who have experienced this situation either from personal experience or through their professional contacts‚ and also from internet research and leaflets. The word “restriction” of the report allows for only brief acknowledgement of the issues
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Teenage Pregnancies among Blacks and Hispanics 11/09/2012 Tina Trent TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG BLACK & HISPANIC GIRLS Birth rates in African American and Hispanic teens are substantially higher than whites‚ a trend that has persisted for decades. Even though pregnancy rates among teens are at an all time low. It is still a major issue but mostly affecting the urban communities. In this research paper I will be comparing and demonstrating the relationships
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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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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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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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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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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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