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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One of the societal problems that our country encounters is the teenage pregnancy or the early pregnancy. Many Teenagers are involve in premarital sex. This also lead to other societal problem like overpopulation and poverty. 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 Internet‚ magazines‚ TV shows‚ movies and other media than decades ago
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The problem of teenage pregnancy is usually seen as a controversial issue‚ which affects not just the mother and her child but society as a whole. Teenage pregnancy happens among women under age 20. This problem is not limited to culture‚ religion‚ education or moral values and beliefs. Here are some facts: Every year almost a million teenage girls become pregnant. The U.S.A has double the adolescent pregnancy and birth rates than any industrialized country. One- third of the girls who became pregnant
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Macleod‚ C.I.‚ & Tracey‚ T. (2010). A decade later: follow-up review of South African research on the consequences of and contributory factors in teen-aged pregnancy. South African Journal of Psychology‚ 40(1)‚ pp. 18-31. A decade later: follow-up review of South African research on the consequences of and contributory factors in teen-aged pregnancy Catriona Ida Macleod* and Tiffany Tracey *Corresponding author Psychology Department Rhodes University P O Box 94 Grahamstown 6140 Tel: (046)6038500
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a. Preface Teenage pregnancy is the period where children between ages of 13-20 become pregnant. Teenage pregnancy is not really a quite higher in our baranggay compare o other places. As a result teenage pregnancy has become an issue as it has been defined as a family problem rather than anything else. Teen mother have lower chance of completing their high school or college‚ especially if they have their first child before 18. They are not able to complete their basic education. Although they
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Teenage pregnancy is a widely controversial issue in the United States. Teenage mothers account for about eleven percent of all births in the US (Lowen). There are many ways in which getting pregnant at a young age hinders that individual’s likelihood of attending college or making a sufficient income in the future. If a teenager becomes pregnant‚ then their pregnancy will have a significant negative impact on their future. A teenager has a few options as to what to do in the event of pregnancy‚ one
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Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that affects the entire community. It is important to examine the causes of this problem‚ the effects the problem has on our society and the individual‚ and some of the possible ways of combating this problem. In every city in the United States teenage girls and boys face premature parenthood. If they chose to accept the responsibility of their actions and not opt for either abortion or adoption‚ they have to grow up quickly in order to face many harsh realities--these
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There are many studies that investigate the causes and effects of Teenage Pregnancy . I have conducted a research in which parents or guardian and also the people of my community can be aware of the causes of Teenage Pregnancy . The Rae town community is a small environment .I live in this community for 17 years now ;during these years I have seen that teenagers are getting pregnant at a early age and getting kick out of school. So I decide to go ahead and do a investigation on this specific topic
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Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines (Cause and Effect) They say being a mother is the best role a woman can do. It does not need a requirements for you to be fit as a mother but it comes to you either in expected or unexpected time. A child is the product of a successful and happily marriage. Many people refer a child to be the missing piece in a marriage. So when a child comes to a married couple‚ it perfectly fits the certain puzzle in their lives. How about a child who came into a child
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