TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MALAYSIA Introduction News headlines such as “The trials of teen mothers” and “Teen probed for throwing baby from window” can be seen in our papers every other week as we are faced with the ever-growing problem of teenage pregnancy. In most reported cases‚ these hapless young women even attempt to abandon their new-borns in the most harrowing ways. Sexuality without social maturity often leads to pregnancy. These mothers are at high risk of not finishing school which often
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN BARANGAY SAWANG CALERO CEBU CITY ____________________________________________ An Undergraduate Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of Languages and Literature Department College of Arts and Sciences Cebu Technological University‚ Main Campus M.J. Cuenco Ave. corner R. Palma St. Cebu City ________________________________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in Fundamentals in Developmental Research & Extension Engl 5A _____________________________________________________
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Approximately every two minutes‚ a teenage girl in the United States gives birth (Guernsey 6). While this fact may be sad and startling to most people‚ it is in deed the truth. Over the past few decades‚ the problem of teen pregnancy has grown considerably in this country. It has been receiving a great deal of public and official attention recently‚ including expressions of concern from President Clinton and New Jersey’s Governor Whitman (Schurmann 7). However‚ the most extensive dilemma regarding
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The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy The question has often been raised: At what age should people begin to have children? It is a subject often debated amongst doctors‚ psychologists‚ social workers‚ and ordinary citizens‚ respectively. Some argue that it does not matter what age a person is‚ as long as he or she is mature‚ while others say that maturity comes with age‚ and a teenager is never equipped for the responsibility that comes with childbearing. Despite efforts to discourage teenagers from
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around the health issue of teenage pregnancy. I will then discuss the view from a ‘Biopsychosocial’ perspective‚ which will include explanations as to why pregnancy occurs amongst teenagers. This assignment will include a portfolio of evidence which I collected from various sources about teenage pregnancies. About teenage pregnancy According to‚ (UNICEF‚ 2008) Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ typically within the ages of 13-19‚ becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancy commonly refers to girls
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The Causes of Teenage Pregnancy and the Effects on the Community There are many different causes of teenage pregnancy. Every teenage girl is brought up under different family and personal conditions‚ therefore presenting many different causes of teenage pregnancy. These causes can range from internal factors to external factors. Some of these causes include drugs and alcohol‚ sexual abuse and child maltreatment‚ and technology dangers. All of these contribute to teenage pregnancy. Another cause
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most number of teenage pregnancy cases‚ it is also alarming to know that the Philippines‚ among the ASEAN sectors‚ is the only nation wherein the rate is increasing. Adolescents make up twenty one percent of the total population of the Philippines‚ and about ten percent of the girls who are aged fifteen to nineteen have already gotten pregnant. These numbers are striking for a country that is dubbed as conservative‚ but these are the facts and it must be faced. Teenage pregnancy is a serious crisis
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Alyssa Gonzalez Prof. Carter ENC 9020 11-3-09 Teenage Pregnancy Everyday we see or hear about a teenage girl pregnant. When were teenagers we don’t realize the long term effect on unprotected sex. Not only getting pregnant but picking up sexual transmitted diseases. There are many effects on teenage pregnancy emotional and physical. Teenage pregnancy is the number one problem in the United States on why kids drop out of school. Right now kids are having sex at a very young age and
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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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UNFPA Project review tackles teenage pregnancy in Ifugao by Vency D. Bulayungan PIA Press Release Wednesday‚ November 30‚ 2011 BAGUIO City‚ Nov. 30(PIA-Philippime Information Agency)-- The issue on increasing teenage pregnancy in the province of Ifugao cropped up as a major concern of implementing government and non-government agencies during the start of the three-day UNFPA’s (United Nation Population Fund) 6th Country Programme of Assistance Project Implementation Review here. Miriam Baguidudol
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