Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy
Introduction
percent of girls below 18 years old got themselves pregnant in 2018. Worse, nine
percent of girls aged between 15 and 19 have already given birth or are pregnant, the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in 2017. Compounding the problem is that
17 percent of females age 15 to 49, the period of fecundity, want to use family
planning methods, but are not doing so or have no access to such methods.
Body
One if the reasons why teenagers are already aware of this topic is because of
the media. They get a higher knowledge to sex from the magazines, TV shows,
internet, movies, and other media. In television, they now also create and make
shows about teen pregnancy. There are a lot of reported cases regarding teenage
One of the major causes of teen pregnancy is the absence of affectionate supervision
from parents or guardians. In the current society, parents are either too busy or too
permissive. Apart from the provision of basic needs, parents and guardians are not
Teenage pregnancy is a bad thing for young ones. Therefore, the increasing
rate of pregnant teenage girls should be stopped because of its negative effects. To
avoid it, everyone must be aware of what it is and how it will affect one’s life. The
main reasons for the high rate of teenage pregnancies are inadequate sex education
and a lack of access to birth control. The young person should be taught social values
that they will carry to his/her teen years. Show them the path they must take when
Submitted by:
Gabrielle Josh B. Rosalita
Grade 11 ABM 2
Submitted to:
Mrs. Rubelin D. Amit