KaTeria Rhodes PUBH 3330 Systematic Review Update #2 In the 1990s‚ teenage pregnancy was identified as a major public health issue right along with cancer and cardiovascular disease prompting public health interventions to be created. When researching teenage pregnancy in the African-American community I wanted to know were there specific things that caused African-Americans to have such a high number of teenage pregnancies compared to other races. Things like education and socio-economic status
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Sexual Abuse to Teenage Pregnancy Ashlee L. Glover Lindenwood University The Relationship of Childhood Sexual Abuse to Teenage Pregnancy I. Questions and Answers 1. “The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy” (Roosa‚ Tein‚ Reinholtz‚ & Angelini‚ 1997). 2. “Three research questions guided this effort. First‚ do women who were sexually abused as children and women who had teenage pregnancy have similar developmental
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Teenage Pregnancy In Philippines Teenage Pregnancy In Philippines Teen pregnancies in the Philippines By Rebecca B. Singson Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:55:00 06/14/2008 Filed Under: Health‚ Lifestyle & Leisure‚ Gender Issues (First in a series) MANILA‚ Philippines? The sexual revolution has ushered in a period in which the average adolescent experiences tremendous pressures to have sexual experiences of all kinds. Filipino teens get a higher exposure to sex from the
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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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The Effects of smoking in Teenagers Chapter I Introduction Adolescence is a stage of significant growth and potential but it is also considered to be a time of great risk. A lot of adolescents are facing pressures to use alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ or drugs and to start sexual relationships‚ thereby‚ putting themselves at high risk for intentional injuries and infection from sexual transmitted Diseases. According to the World Health Report a considerable number of deaths would be prevented and tobacco
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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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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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Children from homes run by teenage mothers have to face almost insurmountable obstacles in life. The incidents of depression and mental health problems‚ the lack of father figures‚ and the high rate of poverty often connected to children in homes run by teenage mothers put them at serious disadvantages when compared to children raised in nuclear families. Many people believe that the implementation of sex education in schools and the addition of more federal aid for single parents are major causes
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and Newell M. L. (2003). Antenatal and neonatal antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected women and their infants: a review of safety issues. Med Wieku Rozwoj 7(4Pt 1): 425-36. Thorne C. and Newell M. L. (2005). The safety of antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy. Expert Opin. Drug Saf. 4(2): 323-35. Walker Roger and Clive Edwards (2003). Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 3rd Ed. Churchill Livingstone. Wongvipat Nancy (2001). HAART works! Retrieved on 19th February 2010 from http://www.thebody.com/content/treat/art4826
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The Effects of Smoking on Adolescent Behavior and Their Ability to Perform Well in School James Grimes Eastern Kentucky University Abstract There is a considerable body of empirical research that has identified adolescent peer relationships as a primary factor involved in adolescent cigarette smoking. Despite this large research base‚ many questions remain unanswered about the mechanisms by which peers affect youths’ smoking behavior. Understanding these processes of influence is the key to
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