A Research Paper on The Effects of Early Pregnancy among teenager

by

Eduardo, Ray MarieT.

March 2019
Preliminary Parts
Title Page
Topic: Early Pregnancy
Objectives:
A. To know the reason of early pregnancy
B. To tackle on how to prevent this kind of problem
C. To give some guidance
Title: The effects of early pregnancy among teenager.
Thesis statement: Early pregnancy is a major concern in today’s society.
Outline:
I. Causes of early pregnancy
- Curiosity
- Lack of knowledge
II. Effects of early pregnancy
- Death
- Poverty
- Stop of Schooling
II. Text of the Paper

A. Introduction

een 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. Twenty-first century 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 believe that reducing the rate of teen pregnancy will require
developing more comprehensive and holistic solutions in the future. Researchers, teachers,
parents and community leaders are recommending and developing programs that focus on the
role of boys and young men in the teen pregnancy puzzle. Research indicates that involving
boys and young men in "male only" sex education may help to significantly reduce the rate of
teen pregnancy over the coming years. The effectiveness of approaching the teen pregnancy
problem from holistic or system-wide view will be documented in future research.
B. Purpose of the paper

Sex is a natural part of life, and it happens with or without sex education. 71% of American 19-
year-olds have had intercourse. 99% of Americans will have sex in their lifetime. Only 20
states require sex and HIV education be taught in schools. Sex is a fundamental part of being
human; but less than half of our states require sex and HIV education, and most of what is
taught is sub-par. Just because we refuse to talk about sex doesn’t mean it's just going to go
away.
There are 35 states that have laws that allow parents to opt their children out of sex ed. Even
worse, 3 states make parents opt their children into sex ed. You can't opt your children in or
out of math. But when it comes to sex education, one of the most important things you can
learn in school, a parent can take their kid out for no reason at all. I am all for religious
freedom, but just because you or your religion values abstinence doesn’t mean your kids will
too. It's important teens get all the information they can, and then make a decision about their
own values. Don't let religion or family values be a reason to let students be taken out of sexual
health education. Don't let your morals obstruct your kid's learning.
Let's recall 12th grade math class just once more. Everything you learned was factual
information. But what if that wasn’t the case? What if your teacher wasn’t obligated to teach
accurate information? Sadly, this is the case for sex education in 37 states. Only 13 states
require sex education information be medically accurate. We, one of the world's leading
powers, only require 26% of states to teach children medically accurate information.
Sex education is important. It's been proven time and time again. We know students
who receive formal sex education in schools are shown to first have sexual intercourse later
than students who have not had sex education. Sex education does not encourage teenagers to
have sex, it does quite the opposite.
Every teenager should have sex education incorporated into their schooling. It shouldn’t be opt-
in or opt-out but mandatory. Why should parents be able to opt their children in or out of a
subject that they'll need later in life, one way or another? Sex education should be mandatory,
comprehensive, medically accurate, and taught throughout student's school years, just like
math. It's been shown to help students, not hurt. Not only is having access to sex education
that is not only comprehensive but medically accurate a human right; it's our fundamental duty
as a society to educate the next generation. Currently, we are failing.
Importance of the study
The educational stakes are also very high for young parents in the developed countries
whereas a high percentage of young mothers drop out of school, making early motherhood the
number one reason for dropping out of school among young girls. There are concerns about
high rates of pregnancy-related school dropouts, also leading to the reported gender disparities
in education in the developing world.

C. Scope and limitation

This study aimed to identify the effects of early pregnancy among teenagers.
The researchers only focused on the effects of early pregnancy and some causes of early
pregnancy.
D. Definition of terms

For a more vivid understanding of this study, the following terms are defined operationally

and conceptually.

 Depo Provera Injection - The depo shot (AKA Depo-Provera) is an injection you get once
every 3 months. It’s a safe, convenient, and private birth control method that works
really well if you always get it on time.
 Pills - As long as you take 1 pill every day, you’ll be protected from pregnancy. You don’t
have to take your combination pill at the exact same time every day. But taking it at the
same time is a good idea because it helps keep you in the habit of remembering your
pill.
 Condom - a thin rubber sheath worn on a man's penis during sexual intercourse as a
contraceptive or as a protection against infection.
 IUD - is a tiny device that's inserted in your uterus. It's long-term, reversible, and one of
the most effective birth control methods out there.
 Sex Education - Sex education helps people gain the information, skills and motivation
to make healthy decisions about sex and sexuality. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s
largest provider of sex education, reaching 1.5 million people a year.
 Early Pregnancy - Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy,
pregnancy in a female under the age of 20. Pregnancy can occur with sexual intercourse
after the start of ovulation, which can be before the first menstrual period (menarche)
but usually occurs after the onset of periods.
 Social Ill - Social ills are those societal problems that have the propensity to take a
society backward.
 Premarital Sex - is sexual activity practiced by people before they are married.
Historically, premarital sex was considered a moral issue which was taboo in many
cultures and considered a sin by a number of religions, but since about the 1960s, it has
become more widely accepted, especially in Western countries.
 Abortion - Is the ending of pregnancy due to removing an embryo or fetus before it can
survive outside the uterus.
 Sexual Knowledge - This study explored sexual knowledge, attitudes and practices of
female only-child undergraduates and made a comparison with students
E. Main Body

The following are the causes and effects of Early Pregnancy

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 .

 I. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

A. Summary

The results that the researchers get to this topic are; show that curiosity, lack of sexual
knowledge, financial and family problems and uncontrolled emotions cause pregnancy among
teenagers. Teenage mothers face a lot of challenges after pregnancy like providing proper care
and needs of their child. Low performing teenage mothers ended up as housewives. This
research paper show how to prevent this kind of problem and give some guidance and
awareness to the people who are faces this kind of matter.
Nowadays, the main problem of the government is the increasing of the population. Because of
this issue, the government wants to have a solution how to prevent of this matter to this
country and the one of the main reason of this problem is teenage pregnancy. The researchers
search some editorial and essay to this topic to know the main reason why people having a
premarital sex and to get some information to this matter.
B. Conclusion

Teen pregnancy is a crisis that concerns the baby, parents, other members of the family, as well

as resources of the community. Every year, approximately 750,000 women aged 15 to 19

become pregnant every year. Nevertheless, despite the numerous elements that can influence

teen pregnancy, for many teenagers, the lack of safe sex education from schools, parents, or

otherwise is the root cause of teenage pregnancy. Generally, teenagers are not taught

regarding the means of birth control and how to respond with friends who compel them into

having sexual intercourse before they are prepared. Teen pregnancies carry additional risk

equally to the health of the infant and the mother. On the average, teen pregnancies are more

expected to result in low-birth-weight babies and premature births. This is because pregnant
teenagers often do not obtain the timely prenatal care required. In addition, the aforesaid

teenagers have a higher risk of high blood pressures associated to their pregnancy and other

related complications. Further, teenage mothers are less expected than other women to

complete or attend college, and divorce is more expected to result from their early marriage.

Abortion is another effect of teenage pregnancy. Given with these numerous effects of teenage

pregnancy, I think that the society here in the Philippines still does not accept this issue.

Especially the church. Having premarital Sex is wrong in any aspect, it is forbidden. Since the

Philippines is considered as a Christian Country.

C. Recommendations

Sex education can reach teenagers through many different ways, one of which is through
schools. The government can make it compulsory for school students to undergo at least a
certain number of hours of sex education. Instead of focusing on the dangers and
consequences of teenage pregnancy, schools can also educate teenagers on the advantages of
not having a baby when they are unprepared so that students may be able to weigh out the
pros and the cons. This can be enforced by getting students to attend service learning trips and
having them be exposed to the real world of teenage pregnancy.

Another way that teenagers can be educated about sex is through their parents but in order
for this to work, there must be a strong relationship between the child and the parent. Also
with a strong relationship, parents can have more influence in their child’s sex decisions and
may be able to direct their decisions in the right way. So in other words, having a good parent-
child relationship can help to decrease the affected population.

We alsorecommend the use of contraceptives to those teenager that in relationship, like

Condom, Pills, IUD,and Depo Provera injection.

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