The numbers of teen pregnancy are rapidly increasing due to mainly unsafe sexual behavior. Without the use of the protection‚ not only one STD’s a threat‚ but pregnancy hit hand. Teenagers these days take for granted the materials available to avoid getting into these predicaments. They do not realize at the moment the situations and consequences they would have while they are just living in the moment. How can society prevent the growing rate of teen pregnancy and help those who do become pregnant
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How Teen Pregnancy Impacts a Community Marna L. Diaz Mental Health and Community Concepts Milwaukee Area Technical College February 19‚ 2012 Abstract Even though rates have declined over the last 20 years‚ the United States still has one of the highest instances of pregnancy among adolescents in the developed world (Magness‚ 2012). The rates of teen pregnancy are highest among the poor and uneducated; these communities also have high infant mortality rates and STD morbidities. This paper
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that the teen birth rate is climbing after slowly falling for years‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned‚ which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse‚ 7.2% received no care at all. The reason for lack of prenatal care is usually delayed pregnancy testing‚ denial or even fear of telling others about the pregnancy. Most states
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Birth Control Tamara Bernard March 5‚ 2013 Ms. Morcos Period #8 Abstract According to Women’s Health Channel‚ teenage mothers and the baby’s birth are at risk for developing health problems. Therefore teenage pregnancy prevention is an important matter. This research paper will be focusing on the advantage and disadvantage of the contraceptive‚ and how effective it can be‚ comparing abstinence and birth control and
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contributor to this dilemma. Teen pregnancy has said to be linked to a number of other social issues‚ such as domestic violence‚ sexual abuse‚ poor life habits‚ low education level‚ maltreatment‚ stress‚ and depression. Studies show that 50 percent of adolescents who become pregnant have a history of childhood‚ sexual or physical abuse. Women who report that their mother was often hit during their childhood were two and a half times more likely to have had sex before age 15. As a teen mother of four children
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Important Facts about Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is an underage female between 13 -19 that becomes pregnant. During pregnancy‚ many females drop-out of school to deliver and take care of their child. There are many issues which occur with teenage girls during their pregnancy. The top three issues are emotional‚ social‚ and health problems. There are many thing that you can do to avoid becoming pregnancy abstinence as an option‚ sexual pressure‚ and Clarifying the values and setting boundaries
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A school board has come under attack by the religious organization‚ Christians Against Sex‚ CAS‚ for its approach to dealing with the high rate of pregnancies in the district. In their board meeting of February 15th 2010 it was noted that 20 students had become pregnant and had to leave school to have babies. This included students in grades 9 through 12. Board member Marcia Helmsley lamented the loss of family values by the introduction of Planned Parenthood’s advocacy of birth control and abortion
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What is the importance of studying sociology? Of the various social sciences‚ sociology seems to be the youngest. It is gradually developing. Still it has remarkable progress. Its uses are recognized widely today. In modern times‚ there is a growing realization of the importance of the scientific study of social phenomena and the means of promoting what Prof. Giddings calls human adequacy (human welfare). The study of sociology has a great value especially in modern complex society. Some of the
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Board (c) Management structure An analysis of business environment helps to identify strength‚ weakness‚ opportunities & threats. Analysis is very necessary for the survival and growth of the business enterprise. The importance of business environment is briefly explained in an analysis below. (1) Identification of Strength: The analysis of the internal environment helps to identify strength of the firm. For instance‚ if the company has good personal policies in respect
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Argumentative Essay Dr. Sykes 20 October 2014 "Teen Mom" Promotes Teen Pregnancy Reality television often has the tendency to present an unrealistic view towards issues regarding real life situations. Teen pregnancy is one of the most misleading topics presented on reality television. Tabloids feed off of the shows’ popularity by plastering the pictures of the teens on magazines and online‚ making them seem more appealing. Teen pregnancy as presented on reality television shows is irresponsible
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