United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world with approximately one million adolescents becoming pregnant every year (National Women’s Health Information Center). Almost one-sixth of all births in the United States are to teenage women. Although pregnancy may occur in any teenager‚ some teens are at higher risk for unplanned pregnancy than others. There are many risk factors to adolescent pregnancy‚ these include factors in the community and the family such as parents’ lack
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In the image above we see a female of Caucasian descent‚ mostly likely in her late teens‚ sitting on her bed clutching a pregnancy test in her hand. The image portrays a girl who isn’t enthusiastic about the outcome of the pregnancy test‚ by the way one hand is clutching the pregnancy stick and the other is fisted together tightly. We can also tell the apprehension she is feeling by the tension in her demeanor; her legs are held firmly together‚ and her feet seem to dig into the carpet beneath her
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Running Head: Teen Pregnancy Teenage Pregnancies and Health Risks Betty Samuelsen Western Governors University Teen girls should refrain from the peer pressure of becoming pregnant. Becoming pregnant at a young age may have consequences with the range of seriousness. Pregnant teens are encouraging others to become pregnant in the form of peer pressure. Teens are watching too much television that encourages them to become pregnant. Pregnancy is a major reason that the dropout rate of teen
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AND PERSONAL RELATED FACTORS INFLUENCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN BARANGGAY TIKAY‚ CITY OF MALOLOS‚ BULACAN A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of La Consolacion University Philippines In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in MAN 201 - Research Methodology by: Andrew S. Zerrudo R.N to: Dr. Alvin V. Nuqui MABS‚ Ph.D October 2012 Chapter 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Teenage pregnancy or adolescent pregnancy is the early
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Chapter I The Problems and its Background Introduction National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy says that teenage pregnancy is occurring in an adolescent girl between the ages of 13 to 18. Socioeconomic is one factor in which is the social and economic experiences that help mold one’s personality‚ attitudes‚ and lifestyle. It can also define regions and neighborhoods. Socioeconomic factors also include the ethnicity‚ and sense of community. Socioeconomic status is based
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The teenage pregnancy rate for 1997 rose all the way up to 62.7 percent‚ this was the highest it has been in years! When I first saw this fact I knew something would have to be done about it. This high pregnancy rate in teenagers is in fact a major problem‚ because teenagers are not responsible enough to raise a baby. There are many possible solutions to prevent teenage pregnancy like discouraging early dating‚ abstinence‚ and using birth control and condoms. Although there are all these possible
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The main determinant of teenage pregnancy is commonly seen to be poor or lack of sexual education‚ but this essay will outline and explore further options such as social and economic issues including the involvement of education via both schooling and the media on sexual attitudes influencing adolescent sexual behaviour. Pregnancy amongst adolescents is common around the world; however different cultures and different geographical regions have various explanations for teenage pregnancy. This essay
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unwanted teenage pregnancy? Outline Topic: Teenage Pregnancy Can Be Overstepped. I. Introduction Due to increased number of teenage pregnancy today’s society should take serious steps to prevent it and improve the situation by supplying a better sexual education at home and at school by both their parents and teachers. II. Background Teenage pregnancy is a large and growing problem over the world especially now when people have more rights and freedom of choice. The main causes of teenage pregnancies
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Whilst completing this project on spoken language‚ I discovered aspects of my own personal speech (also known as idiolect) and the variation between people’s language due to their culture and environment. Living in Luton for sixteen years I have had many experiences which shapes my idiolect to what it is today. Three main factors which have influenced me the most are my family‚ my friends and the media such as internet‚ music and TV. I was born and raised in Luton‚ England. Both my parents were
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Is teenage life now‚ a continuation or a change in that of the 1950’s-1960’s? By: Alex Teenagers have behaved in similar patterns for decades. Whether teens have changed their behaviour and habits from the 50’s and 60’s to now‚ or they simply continued their patterns‚ is a questionable subject. In my opinion‚ teenage life right now is just a continuation of teenage life in the 50’s and 60’s. This is a fact because: teens still have similar styles‚ teens still face the same problems‚ and their
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