Britton Shurley English 102 (T/Thurs 9:30) 4 April 2013 “Can Teen Pregnancy be Prevented?” Nationwide‚ 50% of high school students have had sexual intercourse. Approximately 25% of adolescent females report using no contraceptive method at the time of first intercourse (Pollack 1). Even though sex education is almost universal in U.S. schools‚ its content varies and is very basic. In order to prevent rising teen pregnancy rates communities should allow more sex education in schools‚ teens should
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teenage pregnancy revolves around what factors are identified as the causative influences. Some researchers regard prevention programs‚ regardless of how well thought out and implemented‚ as doomed‚ because the issue of teenage pregnancy involves the social whole. Males (1993)‚ for example‚ thinks that current programs of all sorts‚ will not succeed because of a discrepancy between reality and strategies for prevention. In a similar vein‚ Davis (1989)‚ argues that since teenage pregnancy is covered
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topic is important because the health of the mother and baby during pregnancy are vital. Exercise is known to be beneficial for people in various ways. Exercise can help a person’s health physically‚ mentally‚ long term‚ and medically. The question I am asking is if this is also true for women during pregnancy. Does exercise during pregnancy benefit the mother and child‚ or can it have negative effects? Many women during pregnancy end up gaining a lot of weight‚ which makes them‚ want to exercise
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then puts teenage women at the risk of becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancies have constantly been a problem in the United States. Not only does teen pregnancies affect the mother and the child‚ they also affect the American society as a whole. Nonetheless‚ the high rates of teen pregnancies can be decreased. The use of contraceptives such as birth control and/or condoms are both solutions to help reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. Having the parents sit down and talk about sex education can
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Causes and effects of early Pregnancy Name (Optional): _____________________ Section: _____________ Age: ______ Gender: _________ Direction: Read each question carefully. Choose one of the best answer and Put a ( ) mark. 1. In your opinion‚ what is the main reason why teenagers get pregnant or get someone pregnant? _____Mistake/ Carelessness _____Want to become mum/dad _____To keep boyfriend/girlfriend _____Curiosity _____Benefits _____Rebellion _____Other ___________ ____
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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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Cause and Effects of Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is considered an on-going problem in today’s society. Teens today are not well educated and don’t always take the right steps to prevent pregnancy‚ even if they are educated within the area. Teen pregnancy affects many people in the process and could end up having long term affects and health risks on the mother and child. Many people are very judgmental when it comes to teen pregnancy but they don’t truly understand that not every child is educated
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English 1102 30 June 2013 Teen Pregnancy: Educating the Future Parents of Our Society In 2012 in the United States‚ the rate of teen pregnancy is at its lowest level in nearly forty years. However‚ teen pregnancy still remains the highest among the developed countries in the world (Weiss 1). Most teenage girls are getting pregnant at a rapid rate. Pregnancies can occur because of the misusage of condoms‚ unawareness of birth control‚ or intentionally. Some pregnancies are unintentional and unplanned
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way they wanted to. Teenage girls getting pregnant and having children is not a new issue‚ in fact it has been around for years. In fact‚ according to Teen Help‚ “teen pregnancy and birth rate was much higher prior to 1980 (and especially in the 1950s and 1960s.)” (Help‚ 2010) http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-pregnancy/teen-pregnancy-statistics.htmlThe difference between today and the 50’s and 60’s however is that back then the majority of teenage mothers were already married. Also most of the mothers
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INTRODUCTION Student pregnancies at tertiary institutions worldwide are increasing every year despite the assumption that students have sufficient knowledge of the risk of unprotected sex‚ students are given many options by healthcare professions in the use of contraceptives‚ it is of concern that most pregnancies in campuses are unplanned and they have bad effect in their academic performance due of the things they may face along the way. The emotional impact of the crisis pregnancy which may‚ in
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