Teenage pregnancy could be defined as a girl attaining motherhood before she reaches the legal age of adulthood. Rates of teenage pregnancy in Jamaica are among the highest in the Caribbean‚ with females between the ages of fifteen to nineteen years of age being responsible for one hundred and eight births per thousand women. Females between the ages of ten and nineteen account for twenty-five percent of births in Jamaica‚ and twenty-two percent of births between fifteen to nineteen year olds are
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by her mother’s “friend”. As a result‚ she has an unwanted pregnancy. She is angry with her mother because she didn’t do anything to protect her. People in society are misjudging her. Yah-yah is frustrated and on the verge of suicide. Teenage pregnancy has been a phenomenon since biblical ages. Dr. Michelle Golland stated‚ The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. There are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually. The Caribbean has not escaped this plague. A study
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Teenage Pregnancy‚ Why is this Important Kimberly O. Johnson American Sentinel University Nursing 505: Theoretical Foundations Dr. Ami Bhatt December 30‚2012 Teenage Pregnancy: Why is this Important Teen pregnancy is a critical public health issue that affects the health and educational‚ social and economic future of the mother and child. Teen pregnancy is also a significant factor in numerous other important social issues: welfare dependency‚ out-of-wedlock births
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Persuasive Essay Teen pregnancy is something that has been around for ages‚ and isn’t all that uncommon. As of 2006‚ out of a million teens between the ages 15-19 three quarters of them end up pregnant every year. Out of all those teens‚ only a very few planned on becoming teen mothers. Through my interviews I have learned just how difficult and life changing becoming pregnant and having a baby as a teen can be. The best thing for teens to do is wait to have a baby‚ because having a baby this young
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The Truth about Teenage Pregnancy Outline I. Introduction II. Body A. Causes 1. Lack of sexual education 2. Lack of communication between the parents and teens a. Weak relationship b. Too strong of a relationship 3. Drugs 4. Trends a. Social b. Media 5. Abuse B. Effects 1. Unwanted/ unplanned pregnancy 2. Abortion 3. Neglect/ Child abuse 4. Complications a. Maternal deaths b. Birth defects 5. Incomplete education
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In the US‚ teen pregnancy rates have been decreasing in the last decade even though current rates remain twice as high as those found in other industrialized nations (Alan Guttmacher Institute‚ 1994). In spite of decreasing rates‚ among African American teenagers‚ the pregnancy rate is particularly high. In 1996‚ the pregnancy rate was 178.9 per thousand among African-American females aged 15 to 19 years‚ compared with a pregnancy rate of 82.6 among whites (Alan Guttmacher Institute‚ 1999). Additionally
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Singapore Statistics from the Malaysia Welfare Department for this year‚ from January to April 2010‚ reported that 111 unmarried young girls were pregnant. The figure‚ however‚ is just the tip of the iceberg as many cases go unreported and pregnancies terminated. It also reported in New Straits Times on 23rd July 2010‚ the body of a baby girl found in a bag at a bus stop near the Sultan Ismail Hospital‚ Johor Bahru in the morning. Also there a baby found buried. New Straits Times on 18th July
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Condoms should be distributed in schools because of the growing number of teenage pregnancy‚ to minimize the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent and it is a good investment for the government to help control students irresponsible sexual behavior. Everyday thousands of sexually active teenagers are putting themselves at risk of getting pregnant‚ and as such there is an alarming rate of teenage pregnancies in schools which can have a negative impact on most teenagers’ life. According
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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 year there is a rapid increase on the number of pregnant youths. One of the major causes of this problem are that most of the youths nowadays grew up in broken homes. Parents either the father or mother of the youths chose to leave their children behind because of the fact that they
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Santo Tomás‚ University of (sän’tō tōmäs’)‚ at Manila‚ the Philippines; Roman Catholic‚ coeducational; founded 1611 by Dominican priests. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the country. It has faculties of sacred theology‚ canon law‚ philosophy‚ civil law‚ medicine and surgery‚ pharmacy‚ arts and letters‚ and engineering as well as colleges of education‚ science‚ commerce and business administration‚ architecture and fine arts‚ and nursing. There is also a graduate school and a conservatory
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