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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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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LEGAZPI CITY‚ Albay - Teenage pregnancies in the Philippines surged by 70 percent over one decade‚ a ranking official of the United Nation Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) said on Monday. Ugochi Daniels‚ UNFPA country representative‚ said the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the country is an area of concern that the agency is giving serious attention to‚ exposing as it does adolescent girls (10 to 19 years old) to high risk. Daniels said a strong advocacy campaign is needed to educate
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Teenage Pregnancy 5/2/12 Purpose: To persuade the audience to support the prevention of teenage pregnancy. Thesis: The problem of teenage pregnancy should be prevented rather than glorified. Claim: Policy Organizational Pattern: Problem-Solution I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: In today’s society‚ teens are faced with many pressures. The effect of these pressures put on them is the inability to make good decisions when it comes to certain situations
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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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Introduction Teenage pregnancies have become a topic of discussion within most households of today’s society. Recent television shows such as Teen Mom and The Secret Life of an American Teenager has introduced a topic in a major way. Within the past twenty years‚ the amount of teenage pregnancy has increased by 10 percent (Brown). According to the Medical dictionary teen pregnancy is defined as “Pregnancy by a female‚ age 13 to 19‚ which is understood to occur in a girl who hasn’t completed her
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