Teenage Pregnancy I. Introduction Teenage pregnancy is one of the major problem that the world is facing today. Early pregnancy or teenage pregnancy is dangerous to teenage girls’ health because it may cause cervical cancer‚ aids‚ and eventually death. Teenage pregnancies are often associated with an increased rate of delinquent behaviors including alcohol and substance abuse. To begin with‚ majority of them belong to the low income group. To prevent this dilemma‚ there are some preventions
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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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In an effort to understand the effect of teenage pregnancy in the community of Rock Pond‚ a number of sources were examined. According to j.b (2002) in his dictionary Concise Dictionary‚ Teenage Pregnancy can be defined as "". According to ----- (0000) on his/her webside the causes of teenage pregnancy is‚ Lack of Parental Guidance: Most people evade their children from talking about sex. In some cases‚ they provide false information regarding sex and discourage their children to participate
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THREE WAYS TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCY IN SOUTH AFRICA David Harrison 1. NAILING MY COLOURS TO THE MAST I believe that we need to substantially reduce the rate of pregnancy among 16-19 year olds and that there are ways to achieve this goal within five to ten years. For some‚ this assertion should go without saying. But it could be argued that - like total fertility rates - the incidence of teen pregnancy is inversely linked to socio-economic development and not amenable to behavioral intervention
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Teenage Pregnancy 1 Susan Schwarzkopf SJVC Online ENG 122 Composition & Reading Part B Patricia Vineski September 9‚ 2015 Teenage Pregnancy 2 Teenage Pregnancy has been a widely discussed topic for several decades. There
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN THE PHILIPPINES Introduction: “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 apubertal 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. Teenage Pregnancy is now one of the serious problems in our society. It is one
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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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“EARLY PREGNANCY MAY LEAD TO UNSTABLE LIFE” It was a cold night. I can’t explain the emotions that I felt inside. At first I was so scared to try but when the time I touched his hot and hard body I felt secured and contented. He forced me to do the things that I don’t want to do. Well actually the truth is I’ve tried sex way back when I was in high school. I got pregnant and tried an abortion but it was too late … I can’t do anything! I cried and ran as fast as I could just to escape that unprepared
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Sexuality: TEEN PREGNANCY Social Problem * Teenage Pregnancy has become an increasing social problem in the U.S. today. * Guttmacher.org (research institute for sexual health) states that an average of 750‚000 women between ages 15-19 get pregnant every year. * Nearly 1/3 of all teen pregnancies end in abortion * 10% of all U.S. births are to teens * 2/3 of all teen pregnancies occur among 18-19 year olds Consequences of teen pregnancy * Many teen mothers stop after
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Philippines has highest rate of teen pregnancy QUEZON CITY (Agencies) : Commenting on the results of a report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released on May 7‚ showing that The Philippines has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Asia‚ a 25-year-old teacher‚ Nelson Ingking‚ from Talibon‚ Bohol‚ said that he deals with a lot of students who are attention-starved at home. He said that this is reflected in their behaviour at school and they tend to be problematic‚ but it also
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