...Preventing Teen Pregnancy Institution Affiliation Name Introduction Prevention of teen pregnancy is a national priority. For instance, teen pregnancy and birth rates in the United States continues to be higher than other Western industrialized nations. To address teen pregnancy prevention, it is advisable first to understand what teen pregnancy is, causes of the teen pregnancy as well as the effect on the nation and fundamental community as well as a family (Nolan & Mary, 2009). Teen pregnancy is simply pregnancy in a female under the age of 20 at the time that the pregnancy is conceived. The act is associated with a variety of factors and effects. Prevention Teen pregnancy is a critical public health issue since it directly affects the instant and long-term welfare of a child, mother, and father. The act contributed school dropout among most of the female as well as increasing foster and health care costs. In addition, it has provided to a broad range of age-related problems for teen born children (Kaplan, Beth & Susan, 2007). Causes of teen pregnancy There couple of factors which contributes to teen pregnancy that include the following; Peer Pressure Teens habitually feel pressure to make groups or friends and fit in with their peers during their adolescence. Most of the times these teenagers let their groups influence their choice to have sex even when they are not fully aware or understand the consequences and magnitude associated with the action...
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...Adrian Llañez Dr. Susan Cardenas HL S 301V 4 May 2014 Preventing Teen Pregnancy Sexuality is a huge, broad topic. When breaking it all down, one thing stands out to me: teen pregnancy. This topic is one of major debate and draws the attention of several governments worldwide to help prevent a problematic trend. While there are several agencies in the United States designed to educate and attempt to lower the teen pregnancy rate, the United States still maintains one of the highest rates in the world. I believe that while we in the United States try to lower this rate, we are not doing enough to educate and better inform the youth. We need to invest in comprehensive sex education and change the messages were sending teens through the media. I’m from an area where teen pregnancy is a norm. It frightens me knowing that my two younger sisters may become part of a tragic statistic. People blow off teen pregnancy like it is not a big deal, but we need to fix the “solutions” that our government has set out. We have several programs currently available to youth in the United States one of which is sex education. However the media play the most negative role in offsetting the work we as a society perform to help our teens be healthy and not fall into a trap. While sexuality is completely natural and healthy, teens are still not fully aware of some of the consequences that come with teen sex. The first thing I see that needs to be changed is our sex education system. The United...
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...OB/Peds March 11, 2014 Community Resources Paper The Risks and Education of Teenage Pregnancy The at-risk group that I chose to research is teenage pregnancy, and the education and risks associated with it. I selected this topic because I feel like it is essential to teach our children all the risk and responsibilities that come with the decision to become sexually active, before they become sexually active. If teens are taught the essentials about pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and are educated on the resources available, they will be able to make an informed decision before making a crucial decision. I feel that when abstinence is all that is taught by parents, our children are too scared to ask about sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy, and don’t know about the resources available to them to prevent both. Teenagers who are sexually active have no idea all of the different resources available to help them to prevent pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted infections. When they become sexually active they are afraid that they are going to get in trouble for not being abstinent which further increases their chance of getting pregnant or spreading infections because they are too scared to ask about it before they put themselves in the situation. Among the most conservative states I found the following. “Mississippi continues to have the highest teeth birth rate, with 55 births per 1,000 girls. New Hampshire...
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...Jeremy Fannon English 081 December 11, 2014 Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Easy as One, Two, Three “If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education”. The rate of teen pregnancy is growing dramatically because there are so many uneducated teens and they are careless of the consequences that come with unprotected sex. Teens do not think about the responsibility and problems that come with having a child. Parents can also play a role on why teen pregnancy has become more common these days. There are many ways to prevent teen pregnancy we just have to educate and make birth control options easily accessible to teens. Teen pregnancy can be prevented we just have to make an effort. Teens do not have the money to buy contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. Condoms and all types of birth control should be free and easily accessible to teens. We can raise taxes and the money raised from taxes can be used to provide free condoms at high schools, pharmacies, doctor’s offices, and liquor stores. Many hardworking tax payers may argue that they shouldn’t have to pay more taxes to help irresponsible teens but it’s better to pay less taxes on providing free contraceptives, than paying more taxes on supporting these teen parents that will most likely need government assistance which will be coming out of tax payers pockets. “Teen childbearing costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars...
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...Pregnancies among the ages 15-19 in 2006 statistics say rate was 60% above the national average in Wilmington DE. I think to prevent teen pregnancies parents should communicate more with their children about sex and ask questions. Kids have lots of questions about sex, and they often say that the source they'd most like to go to for answers is their parents. Parents should also supervise monitor their adolescents, such as establish rules, curfews and stands in behavior. Also to prevent early pregnancies parents should know their children’s friends and families. Friends tend to sometimes have a strong influence on each other. Help your child become friends with kids whose families have the values as you do. Parents should also discourage early, frequent and steady dating. Group activities among young teenagers under the age of 16 can lead to trouble. Take a strong stand against your daughters dating a much older boy, and your son dating a much younger girl. Friends tend to sometimes have a strong influence on each other. Preventing pregnancies you should also use condoms, birth control, or practice abstinence. Always be aware of what teens are watching, reading, and listening to music which sends the wrong message to teens. Each year, nearly 750,000 teenagers become pregnant. Teen pregnancy rates have decreased overall. Since 1990, statistics still remain too high and teen pregnancies still is on the rise. In 2010 President Barack Obama made significant changes...
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...Teen pregnancy and resulting births pose many societal challenges, and as a result require the collective efforts of many to provide solutions. Teen pregnancy has been considered a "social ill" for centuries in the United States and has always challenged moral and ethical sensibilities. The economic costs of teens giving birth are significant, and there are many compelling reasons to reduce the teen pregnancy. Research shows that reducing the number of births to teens and increasing the age at which a women gives birth yields significant cost savings for the public sector. Efforts to reduce teen pregnancy are mainly focused on prevention and sex education is a large part of the effort. Current sex education programs focus on two main strategies, they are: abstinence only education and abstinence plus education. Abstinence only teaches that abstaining from sexual activity is the only truly effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy. Abstinence plus education focuses on delaying the initiation of sexual activity and recommends the use of contraception if a teen is sexually active. The success of abstinence only education has been exaggerated according to many sociologists and researchers. Scientific research indicates that abstinence plus education is actually much more effective in preventing teen pregnancy. Solving the problem of teen pregnancy has largely been relegating to treating the symptoms of the problem and employing prevention strategies aimed at young women. Sociologists...
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...TEEN PREGNANCY AMELIA MORA KAPLAN UNIVERSITY CM107 Teen Pregnancy I. Introduction a. The U.S. rates of teenage pregnancy are uncontrillably high. b. Teenage girls need to be aware of the dangers of adolescent pregnancy. II. Negative Effects of Teen Pregnancy. a. Health Effects b. Mental Effects c. Socially Effects d. Physically Effects e. Poverty III. Teenage Parents Lack Rediness of Responsibilities. a. Socially b. Economically c. Emotionally d. Financially IV. Preventing Teen Pregnancy. a. Abstinence b. Contraception V. Conclusion Teen pregnancy is linked to a number of issues. Becoming knowledgeable of the dangers may help in preventing pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy is a growing problem all around the world. Although the numbers have lowered, it is still an issue in our society, costing taxpayers millions of dollars (Issues & Controversies). According to the Alan Guttmacher institute, In 2008 the rate of teenage pregnancy was 67.8 for every 1,000 woman ages 15-19, down from 116.9, in 1990. Regardless of the decline, the U.S. rate is still much higher than that in any other country. Additionally, U.S. blacks and Hispanics have a much higher teen pregnany rates than whites. Teen...
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...education in preventing teen pregnancy Anamika Laddha Chamberlain University Abstinence only versus Sex education in preventing teen pregnancy Introduction United States has the highest level of teenage pregnancy amongst the industrialized nations – nine times as high as Netherlands or Japan, twice as high as England and Wales or Canada. Over eight hundred thousand teenage girls get pregnant each year, most unintentionally (The Alan Guttmacher Institue, 2000). Four out of ten young women become pregnant at least once before age 20. Moe than 80% of these pregnancies are to unmarried teens (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2004). Teenage pregnancy usually refers to girls who have not reached legal adulthood. World Health Organization defines Teenage Pregnancy as “any pregnancy from a girl who is 10-19 years of age,” the age being defined as her age at the time the baby is born. It is not limited to any social, economic, racial or ethnic groups. It is a serious issue that has effect on all of us and should be a concern from obstetric and socio-economical point of views. Factors Contributing to Teen Pregnancy The reasons behind teen pregnancy are complex, varied, and typically interconnected. As Sisson (2012) points out that teen pregnancy should not be looked as isolated issue and it must be understood within context of social complexities and inequities all of which needs to be effectively addressed in order to be one step closer to offer our teens better life...
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...Adolescents To Comprehensive Health} made to curb the alarming rates teen pregnancy here in New York City . Although students throughout the nation has had condoms at their dispense people are now outraged by program which allows the school nurse to administer plan B an emergency contraceptive known as the morning after pill as well as birth control through the form of injection and orally . This can be done without the consent of the parents unless they’ve chosen to opt their children out of the program. People like the executive director Greg Pfundstien, of the Chiaroscuro Foundation, one of the anti- abortion groups feel it’s unethical and doubts that this program will work. Says Jonathan Allen of the Reuters an online news source . Although abortion groups may view the morning after pill as a form of abortion when in essence it is simply a high dosage of the actual birth control pill , which can be taken up to seventy-two hours after intercourse , to halt pregnancy . The morning after pill is a freedom of women’s right’s even though high school students are minor’s they should still have access to contraceptives that are safe to use and are preventive measures against teen pregnancy this will eliminate abortion’s . Plan B will allow teens to have more opportunities afforded to them and their parents due to a decrease in the teen pregnancy epidemic . Jonathan Allen the leader of an abortion group...
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...TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN AMERICA: AND OTHER RELATED COMPLICATIONS Teenage Pregnancy in America: And Other Related Complications Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenager or underage girl (usually within the ages of 13–19) becoming pregnant. The term in everyday speech usually refers to women who have not reached legal adulthood, which varies across the world, who become pregnant (MedlinePlus 2008). Adolescent mothers are more numerous in western societies and especially in the United States. Today, young people are sexually active at an earlier age compare to the previous generation, and there are several associated consequences. Sexual activity among adolescents is often associated with unprotected sex or use of ineffective methods of contraception. A large proportion of adolescents are suffering from sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) and girls become pregnant and young mothers. Given the increase in teenage pregnancies and the consequences on the quality of life of the young people, an intervention, is needed starting in the middle schools. According to a study done in late 2009 by the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI), a pro-choice organization, nationwide, teenage pregnancy rate was 71.5 pregnancies per 1,000 women ages 13 to 19 (Huffington Post 2010). Before intervention, however, it is essential to understand the factors underlying the premature and unprotected sex leading to unwanted pregnancies and STDs among adolescents. These risk factors include individual characteristics...
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...prescription? 1 in every 4 teenage girls ages 15-19 are pregnant, 22% across the us, but pharmacists could help these young women.(https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm) Birth control should be available without a prescription because the rate of teenage pregnancies would drop, costs of contraceptives would go down, and birth control has so many more uses than for preventing pregnancy. Although birth control is dependent on the person taking it, meaning you should see a doctor before just using one. Birth control is a pill that prevents pregnancy, a proven method that is 91% effective against pregnancy.(https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm) The teens deserve to have the option to have birth control or not. The teens will continue to have sex regardless but we need to help them prevent a big mistake at such a young age. But you must take the pill everyday, about the same time, or else it may not work. It may take some dedication to keep to the regimen....
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...magazines that are inappropriate, but they do not see it that way. If a child see’s a famous celebrity or famous athlete that they look up to doing something, chances are they are going to do it as well. Adolescent pregnancy is such a huge issue right now because the younger generations are not getting the proper education on what can come from having un-protected sex. There are far too many young girls becoming pregnant before they even get their GED because they are having un-protected sex. If these young girls and boys were getting the proper education on sexual education, the rate of teenage pregnancy would go down. Today’s society needs to wake up and realize that far too many young girls are getting pregnant due to our lack of teaching them right from wrong. There is nothing wrong with becoming pregnant if you are in a relationship, and you both are on board with bringing a baby into this world. However, 82% of teen pregnancies are not planned (Guttmacher, 2015). There are so many young kids who are having un-protected sex whenever they want without even thinking twice about it. Many of those girls are ending up pregnant. Thankfully, teen pregnancy rates are on a constant decline, however, the United States still has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy through out the developed world. Over 615,000 teenagers between 15 and 19 become pregnant each year, which comes to about 6% (Lowen, 2014). Those...
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...Latino Teen Pregnancies By Jennifer Mick June 19, 2012 Cindy Sessler NUR/542 Latino Teen Pregnancies There are many family types that can be considered high-risk. When dealing with these high risk families it is important to not make assumptions, get to know the members of the family, identify family strengths and needs, and implement a plan that has the most benefit the family and can accomplish the best outcomes. Teen pregnancy, especially in the Latino/Hispanic community is on the rise and higher than most other ethnicities and races. This paper will discuss teen pregnancy as a high risk family type, will address common health problems and mortality data for this family type, and will identify three to four health promotion and disease prevention objectives that are applicable to this family type. Summary of Health Profile In the 1990s, in the United States, teen pregnancy and birth rates were on the decline. Data obtained from 2006 indicated that teen pregnancy rates were back on the rise. Latina teens, teens who are in the foster care system, and those who belong to gang groups are populations with a high rate of teen pregnancies. There are many downsides and negativities associated with teen pregnancies such as lack of education, they are more apt to live in poverty neighborhoods, are more likely to be on welfare and public assistance, and more likely to be in poor health. In 2004 teen pregnancy cost...
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... B. Thesis statement: Research suggests that comprehensive sex education programs should be implemented in public schools because they decrease sexual risk behaviors in adolescents as well as the rate of unplanned teen pregnancies. C. Preview of main points: 1. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease sexual risk behaviors in adolescents. 2. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease the rate of unplanned teen pregnancies. II. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease sexual risk behaviors in adolescents. D. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease many sexual risk behaviors in teens including delaying first sexual intercourse, reducing number of sex partners, and increasing condom or contraceptive use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). 3. Comprehensive sex education programs do not hasten the initiation of sexual intercourse. In fact, in an analysis of 40 different studies of comprehensive sex education programs, 40% of them showed a significant delay in initiation of sexual intercourse among teens, and 60% showed no impact in when teens initiated sexual intercourse (Kirby, 2007). 4. Comprehensive education programs do not increase the number of sexual partners teens have. In a review of 29 studies, 12 lowered the report of sexual partners, 16 showed no change, and only 3 had an increase (Kirby, 2007). 5. In a review of 37 studies measuring condom use among...
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...Teen Pregnancy: 3 in 10 teen girls in the US will get pregnant at least once before age 20, that's about 745,000 teen pregnancies each year. You hear about teen pregnancy in movies, in the news, at school, on MTV, and from your parents. Everyone knows it's not a good idea to have a baby before you're ready. Teen Pregnancy has many consequences for the parent, the child, and society. A child will always be a blessing but a teenager is still a child and one child is incapable to take care of another child. Hopes, dreams, and desires are immediately gone or take a lot more to get accomplished. A teenager’s whole life is gone, not only will the teenager be taking care of themselves but of another life, just like that. Abstaining is the only certain way to prevent teenage pregnancy. Although teen pregnancy is an ongoing problem, there are many ways to make it less a less occurring incidence through sex education programs and school activities educating teens about consequences associated with unprotected sex. Not having sex at all is the only 100% effective method of preventing pregnancy but if you do choose to have sex, you need to make sure that you use protection correctly every single time you have sex. There are a variety of types of contraception, so do some research and figure out which method is right for you. I believe that if schools talked more in depth about sex education and the possible ways you could prevent pregnancy there wouldn’t be as many teenagers...
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