Teenage pregnancy

Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy? Maybe some of us don't know about it, but most of us of course are one hundred percent sure about it. In the first place, what is teenage pregnancy or also known as adolescent pregnancy? Teenage pregnancy is about the teenager who are pregnant at a young age, some maybe fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen years of old. But most of the teenagers are getting pregnant at the age of twelve or thirteen. In short, teenage pregnancy occurs at the age of twenty…

last decade, the number of teenage pregnancies in the United States has been on a steady decline. Television shows like 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom are using the media as a platform to have open discussions about pregnancy preventions and young motherhood. While teenage pregnancy is decreasing, it is still high. It is very important to educate teens and young adults on young pregnancies and the effects on themselves and their children. Children who are born to teenage mothers are faced with…

pounds, teenage mothers can not accomplish graduating on time and have to think about their kid’s future instead. Teenage pregnancy is a serious problem because there should be ways to prevent teen pregnancy, teenage pregnancy programs should be taught to students of all ages in schools, and teen pregnancy affects their education and future. First, teenage pregnancy is a serious problem because it should be ways to prevent teen pregnancy. “Other priority populations for CDC’s teen pregnancy…

influence of girl (adolescents) pregnancy and the relationship between sexual activity and suicide. Girls who is pregnancy will lose social activity, feel lonely and cause disease. The relationship between teens pregnancy and suicide is that people had sexual activity are more likely to suicide and more teenage boys suicide than girls, high probably of girls attend to plan suicide than boys. Multiple research studies indicate that unsafe sex of teenager leads pregnancy effect young people’s…

Teen pregnancy is when females under the age of 20 become pregnant. It is considered to be a colossal problem in most countries. The prevalence rate is increasing for some countries i.e. USA and Sweden. Whereas, in some countries it is showing a downward trend i.e. Canada. Many studies have been conducted to find out why teen pregnancy occurs and how it can be prevented. Saewyc, E. M., Magee, L. L., & Pettingell, S. E. (2004). Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexually…

In sociology, society is defined as a set of people who interact and share a common culture. Based in this meaning, it can be said that what happens to one in the society will affect the rest. Therefore, teenage pregnancy becomes a social problem, because teens are a substantial part of society. Having a higher rate of pregnant teens will result in a higher rate of adolescents dropping out school due to the fact that they will not have time to attend. Consequently…

The program that we will be launching will be called Teenage Knowledge, and is set to be launched in Inner City Chicago, on June 25th, 2016. We have many high expectations for this program and we hope that with this in place in one of the lowest income areas of Chicago that this will drastically reduce the ever so high rate of teenage pregnancy. Unwanted teenage pregnancy is an epidemic that has always been an issue in the world, but in the last ten years, has begun to run rampant in…

Teenage pregnancy rates have been on the rise for years now. Two generations ago a teen getting pregnant might have been the scandal of the season but now it is common to have at least one set of teenage parents in a high school. So, what initiated this trend? Media, abortions, and the lack of sex education have led to an increase in teenage pregnancies. Most notable is the effect of media on adolescence minds. Media exposes children to sex at a young age through pop culture, TV shows,…

Teen Pregnancy in Mississippi Teen pregnancy in Mississippi is at a higher percentage than any other state in the U.S. Parents, teacher, and teenagers should be more concerned with teen in Mississippi being pregnant. Teens being pregnant affect more than them; they affect the people are them. There are many solutions to teens getting pregnant, such as: abstinence from sex, protection during sex, and sex education in schools. According to Gibson, “11.8 percent of Mississippi high school students…

In 2013, the US saw a record low for teenage birth rates. There was a 10% drop for girls age 15-19 with a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group. Over the past 20 years the US has seen a steady decrease in rates of teenage pregnancy. Despite this, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations, a situation which is compounded by substantial disparities in pregnancy rates among different racial groups in the US with black and…