Teen pregnancy prevention – How can I prevent pregnancy? There are many ways to prevent teenage pregnancies. Popular solutions include discussions of “safe sex” practices. In addition to condoms‚ doctors can prescribe birth control pills that regulate the fertility of a woman’s eggs‚ or advise the use of other pregnancy prevention tools‚ like intra-uterine devices or spermicides. These options are not 100% effective. There is even the option of abortion‚ which terminates the pregnancy at the
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The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy The question has often been raised: At what age should people begin to have children? It is a subject often debated amongst doctors‚ psychologists‚ social workers‚ and ordinary citizens‚ respectively. Some argue that it does not matter what age a person is‚ as long as he or she is mature‚ while others say that maturity comes with age‚ and a teenager is never equipped for the responsibility that comes with childbearing. Despite efforts to discourage teenagers from
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The Causes of Teenage pregnancy from: Obviously‚ the reason at the base of any pregnancy is sexual intercourse. But many researchers would like to know why the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy is so widespread. The easiest answer is that teens want to become pregnant; while this is not untrue in all cases‚ at least 80% of teen pregnancies are unintentional. Research has shown that one of the causes of teenage pregnancy is the lack of a sense of personal responsibility for their actions‚
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Socioeconomic status is the economic and social position in which an individual or group/family is in. It essentially measures education‚ income‚ and occupation‚ or mix sorts. Intelligence‚ per the textbook‚ is “the ability to learn from one’s experiences‚ acquire knowledge‚ and use resources effectively in adapting to new situations or solving problems.” In terms of intelligence‚ I’d be focusing primarily on my education and work experience. Temperament is the distinguishing emotional and behavioral
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The Causes of Teenage Pregnancy and the Effects on the Community There are many different causes of teenage pregnancy. Every teenage girl is brought up under different family and personal conditions‚ therefore presenting many different causes of teenage pregnancy. These causes can range from internal factors to external factors. Some of these causes include drugs and alcohol‚ sexual abuse and child maltreatment‚ and technology dangers. All of these contribute to teenage pregnancy. Another cause
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Alyssa Gonzalez Prof. Carter ENC 9020 11-3-09 Teenage Pregnancy Everyday we see or hear about a teenage girl pregnant. When were teenagers we don’t realize the long term effect on unprotected sex. Not only getting pregnant but picking up sexual transmitted diseases. There are many effects on teenage pregnancy emotional and physical. Teenage pregnancy is the number one problem in the United States on why kids drop out of school. Right now kids are having sex at a very young age and
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2012 Teenage Pregnancy Prevention 750‚000 girls in the United States will get pregnant before the age of 20. Research has shown that teens that become pregnant may originate from disadvantage backgrounds. They may originate from backgrounds with single parent homes‚ poverty‚ substance abuse‚ uneducated or miseducated parents of a history of teen pregnancy and low self-esteem‚ to name a few. Being miseducated by peers of even family members may be a contributing factor in teen pregnancy. High rates
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UNFPA Project review tackles teenage pregnancy in Ifugao by Vency D. Bulayungan PIA Press Release Wednesday‚ November 30‚ 2011 BAGUIO City‚ Nov. 30(PIA-Philippime Information Agency)-- The issue on increasing teenage pregnancy in the province of Ifugao cropped up as a major concern of implementing government and non-government agencies during the start of the three-day UNFPA’s (United Nation Population Fund) 6th Country Programme of Assistance Project Implementation Review here. Miriam Baguidudol
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America is one of the leading industrialized countries in the world; America’s teens still have the most pregnancies‚ births‚ and abortions in the world. As the nation steps into the 21st century‚ “ The rise of ‘sexting’ and ‘hook up’ culture among teens” (Clemmitt‚ Marcia) promotes high levels of sexual activity within middle schools and high schools. Also mass amounts of sexual content are found in teen’s favorable music‚ online videos‚ and movies‚ which casually promotes sexual activity. “ A third
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around the health issue of teenage pregnancy. I will then discuss the view from a ‘Biopsychosocial’ perspective‚ which will include explanations as to why pregnancy occurs amongst teenagers. This assignment will include a portfolio of evidence which I collected from various sources about teenage pregnancies. About teenage pregnancy According to‚ (UNICEF‚ 2008) Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ typically within the ages of 13-19‚ becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancy commonly refers to girls
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