Teenage pregnancy is a serious issue in our society today where people become pregnant because they are not informed. The United States had the greatest amount of pregnancies. Teenage pregnancy affects not only females but males as well; it causes serious health and education problems. “Nearly 4 out of 10 girls become pregnant at least once before the age of 20.” () Most teens get pregnant because they want to know what it feels like to raise a child or because they see others with children and
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A national sample of 4‚023 adolescents aged from 12 to 17 years of age were interviewed about substance abuse‚ experiences with victimization‚ substance abuse within their family‚ and posttraumatic reactions to identify risk factors of substance abuse. The survey was done by speaking to adolescents over the telephone and asking them questions. Of the 4‚023 people who participated‚ 3‚161 were a national probability household sample of adolescents. The other 862 people were considered a probability
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Teenage pregnancies have suddenly become an epidemic in our generation. This resulted to teenage mothers dropping out of school and ending up on welfare‚ barely able to support their child. In worst cases‚ teenagers who give birth die through the ordeal‚ as their bodies are not prepared to handle childbirth. So why do teenage girls get pregnant? There are a number of causes to why this is so. Firstly‚ teenagers themselves are responsible for the increase of teen pregnancies. The lack of knowledge
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Factors that Lead to Teen Pregnancy Although the overall rate of teen pregnancy has been declining‚ the rates have remained high for teens that are most vulnerable. The great majority of Americans believe that teen pregnancies are a serious national problem‚ indeed a problem that is the major component of what is thought to be national moral decline. However‚ what causes these teens to become pregnant at such a young age? These include factors in the community and the family such as violent crime
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of Early Pregnancy towards the Living and the Health of the Mother and Her Child. Purpose and Reason of the study: It is important to study Early Pregnancy because the rate of teenage pregnancy in our country is increasing; mothers are becoming even younger and younger these days. According to the studies conducted by the World Bank‚ the Philippines are among the top 10 countries where there are an increasing number of teenage mothers. Seven out of 10 Filipina mothers are adolescents; most of
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Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse‚ 21:273–291‚ 2012 Copyright # Taylor & Francis Group‚ LLC ISSN: 1067-828X print=1547-0652 online DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.700851 Screening for Alcohol Risk in Predominantly Hispanic Youths: Positive Rates and Behavioral Consequences JOE TOMAKA‚ REBEKAH A. SALAIZ‚ STORMY MORALES-MONKS‚ and SHARON THOMPSON University of Texas at El Paso‚ El Paso‚ TX‚ USA SARAH MCKINNON University of Texas at Austin‚ Austin‚ TX‚ USA KATHLEEN O’ROURKE University of South
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HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College Higher Diploma Program First Semester 2015-16 English for Academic and Professional Purposes (Part II) Assignment 1: Annotated Bibliography "Factors affecting the perception of beauty among young adults in Hong Kong” To: Mr. Stephen Leung From: Chow Oi Tung Sharon Class: CC-88-363-00 (316) Submission Date: 20 OCT 2015 Romo‚ L.‚ Mireles-Rios‚ R.‚ & Hurtado‚ A. (2015). Cultural‚ Media‚ and Peer Influences on Body Beauty
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REDUCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 40 years‚ it remains the highest among the most developed countries in the world. Approximately 67.8 per 1‚000 women aged 15–19 — nearly 750‚000 American teenagers — become pregnant each year (Kost and Henshaw‚ 2012). The majority of these pregnancies — 82 percent — are unintended (Finer & Zolna‚ 2011). Moreover‚ because the average age of menarche has reached an all-time low
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Teenage Pregnancy in America Teen pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at an alarming rate‚ with a lot of the pregnancies planned. With television shows broadcasting shows such as “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”‚ it is giving teenage girls the idea that it is alright to have premarital sex and become pregnant. It is in a way condoning teen pregnancy. I am interested in discussing teen pregnancy and the options that are out there for the
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Official Publication of the Tanzania Medical Students’ Association FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. A STUDY FROM TANGA-TANZANIA. By: Nyakubega Peter (MD 5‚ MUHAS-2008/2009) ABSTRACT Objective To assess the factors associated with adolescent pregnancies among secondary students at Tanga municipality. Methodology A cross sectional descriptive analytical study which targeted all girls in secondary schools at Tanga municipality‚ Results Low
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