Fund (UNFPA)-Philippines‚ which showed that teen pregnancy in the Philippines went up by 70 percent from 114‚205 in 1999 to 195‚662 in 2009. Statistics show that more and more female teenagers are giving birth and becoming mothers at an early age. This is a global trend‚ but it is striking to note that in the ASEAN region‚ the Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and is the only country in the region where the rate is increasing‚ data from the National Youth Commission showed. July
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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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Teenage pregnancy is a situation which involves female adolescents. A teenage female can be pregnant as early as age twelve or thirteen‚ although it is usually 14 and older. Teen pregnancy often depends on numerous societal and personal factors. The rates of teenage pregnancy vary from country to country and are related to differences of sexual activities‚ the general sex educations being provided and contraceptives being available. Teen pregnancy will sometimes involve low birth weight. Social matters
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Early Pregnancy and its Relation to Severe Commitments I. Introduction Here in the Philippines‚ we believe in the saying of our national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal that “Youth is the hope of our Mother land”. In their hand lies the future generation to follow. But as we see from the situation nowadays‚ what we’re 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
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Miller English 1101-003 22 April 2013 Comprehensive Sex Education: The Most Effective Way to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Americans are affected everyday by unplanned pregnancies. “Every year 400‚000 babies are born to girls younger than age 19” (Foreman 26). There is no arguing that the teen unplanned pregnancy rate is high and according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy‚ the American rate is still the highest in the industrialized world. The argument comes with what approach
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Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 at the time that the pregnancy ends. A pregnancy can take place in a pubertal female before menarche (the first menstrual period)‚ which signals the possibility of fertility‚ but usually occurs after menarche. In well-nourished girls‚ menarche usually takes place around the age of 12 or 13. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same obstetrics issues as other women. There are‚ however‚ additional medical concerns for mothers aged
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Teenage pregnancy can be defined as pregnancy of women who have not reached twenty years when the pregnancy ends regardless of the marital status. In South Africa one in three girls has had a pregnancy before the age of twenty. The community at large is aware of the problem of teenage pregnancy. Young women in our communities are falling pregnant while still at school‚ which limits their ability to achieve their long awaited goals in life. It also puts them at high risk of being infected with HIV
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Introduction 1. Teenage pregnancy 2. Unplanned Parenthood 3. Secrets among male and females between 13 and 16 of age A. having unprotected sex can cause pregnancy B. being in the wrong place at the wrong time Knowing the facts out here about teenagers lives and what their doing. 1. Things parents are not knowing 2. Getting to the bottom line of what they may be going through 3. Drinking and using drugs. A. Getting drunk behind parents back B. getting involved when it comes
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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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Why Does Poverty Increase the Risk to Teen Pregnancy? Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success‚ but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure (Bandura‚ 1997‚ p. 77).‛ Poverty refers to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs such as clean water‚ nutrition‚ health care‚ clothing and shelter. [1] In this essay we will examine Albert Bandura’s self-efficacy theory and its correlation to poverty increasing the risk of teen pregnancy. We will explore how this conceptual
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