teenage regnancy
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Pregnancy is said to be one of the most exciting and most awaited part of a married woman and to her partner.
Physical changes on woman’s body happen, also, one should be able to adjust these bodily changes and most importantly the woman’s needs to be able to be psychologically prepared (Felipe, 2010). The woman is waiting for 9months to give birth to a new life that will make a family be called a family. However there are pregnancies that are untimed, unplanned, and unintended. This make things more difficult to teenager who found out that she is pregnant.(Felipe, 2010)
Local Related Literature
Teen pregnancy is an obvious issue in our community. (Jacinto L., 2006). UNFPA country representative, said the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the country is an area of concern that the agency is giving serious attention (Daniels U., 2012). About one-third of all pregnancies in the Philippines occur between the ages of 15 and 24. (Santos A., 2012).
There are factors affecting a teenager that makes them get into pregnancy. Different socio-economic factors realities like the phenomenon of OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) parents or having both parents working contribute to teenage pregnancies. (Natividad J., 2012)
Apparently, hanging out at home alone with their boyfriends makes teens more likely to get pregnant. (Delacruz, N., 2012). According to Dr. Natividad revealed, more often than not, teenagers’ first have sex or engage in sexual activities at home (either the girl’s or the boy’s home).
Foreign Related Studies
The mass media with its sexualized content is another contributing factor that perpetuates teenage pregnancies as it gives teenagers easy access to pornographic, adult television programs and multimedia text messages. It seems that many societies are going through high moral degeneration as pornographic information is accessible free of charge via devices such as computers and cell phones. Free
Pregnancy is said to be one of the most exciting and most awaited part of a married woman and to her partner.
Physical changes on woman’s body happen, also, one should be able to adjust these bodily changes and most importantly the woman’s needs to be able to be psychologically prepared (Felipe, 2010). The woman is waiting for 9months to give birth to a new life that will make a family be called a family. However there are pregnancies that are untimed, unplanned, and unintended. This make things more difficult to teenager who found out that she is pregnant.(Felipe, 2010)
Local Related Literature
Teen pregnancy is an obvious issue in our community. (Jacinto L., 2006). UNFPA country representative, said the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the country is an area of concern that the agency is giving serious attention (Daniels U., 2012). About one-third of all pregnancies in the Philippines occur between the ages of 15 and 24. (Santos A., 2012).
There are factors affecting a teenager that makes them get into pregnancy. Different socio-economic factors realities like the phenomenon of OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) parents or having both parents working contribute to teenage pregnancies. (Natividad J., 2012)
Apparently, hanging out at home alone with their boyfriends makes teens more likely to get pregnant. (Delacruz, N., 2012). According to Dr. Natividad revealed, more often than not, teenagers’ first have sex or engage in sexual activities at home (either the girl’s or the boy’s home).
Foreign Related Studies
The mass media with its sexualized content is another contributing factor that perpetuates teenage pregnancies as it gives teenagers easy access to pornographic, adult television programs and multimedia text messages. It seems that many societies are going through high moral degeneration as pornographic information is accessible free of charge via devices such as computers and cell phones. Free