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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Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that affects the entire community. It is important to examine the causes of this problem‚ the effects the problem has on our society and the individual‚ and some of the possible ways of combating this problem. In every city in the United States teenage girls and boys face premature parenthood. If they chose to accept the responsibility of their actions and not opt for either abortion or adoption‚ they have to grow up quickly in order to face many harsh realities--these
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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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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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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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As if this is not alarming enough‚ NSO data also revealed that the number of teenage mothers who gave birth to their second (and third‚ fourth‚ and even their fifth) baby during their teenage years likewise increased in the last 10 years‚ according to data presented at a press conference in Quezon City on Monday by Carmelita Ericta‚ administrator and civil registrar general of the National Statistics Office. This rise in statistics is also reflected in the 2011 annual report of the United Nations
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a. Preface Teenage pregnancy is the period where children between ages of 13-20 become pregnant. Teenage pregnancy is not really a quite higher in our baranggay compare o other places. As a result teenage pregnancy has become an issue as it has been defined as a family problem rather than anything else. Teen mother have lower chance of completing their high school or college‚ especially if they have their first child before 18. They are not able to complete their basic education. Although they
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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 a pubertal 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. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same obstetrics issues as other women. There are‚ however‚ additional medical concerns for mothers aged
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A Reaction/Term Paper on TEENAGE PREGNANCY Nowadays‚ statistics claims that teen pregnancy becomes a trend worldwide. Teenage pregnancy is a phenomenon wherein a female between the age of 13 and 19 undergoes pregnancy. Why such a thing occurs? Let’s consider the causes. Curiosity. Majority of the female species doesn’t know much about sex. Sex education is rarely taught at schools so they do not have much knowledge about it. Trough words of mouth‚ they engage into sex without thinking the
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