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The purpose of the study was to gain insight from teens into
pregnancy, and sexual health in order to implement successful
intervention programs. This study aims the readers to be aware
about teenage pregnancy and what is happening in
our society today. This issue is being ignored a lot of times. This
will guide the parents and friends on what to do if a teenager
gets pregnant. For teen mothers, this will guide them on
their options before and after pregnancy. This study is
significance for the following reasons:
Finding out the cause behind the teenage pregnancy
Recommendations and guidelines that will
help the teenagers.
Increase the awareness and knowledge on
the increasing
number of teenage pregnancy cases.
To be able for them to absorb and reflect the effects
and problems attached in teenage pregnancy.
To help prevent from indulging from this early pregnancy
Teenagers – they are the ones involved in this case. They could
be helped through the informative content of this study. They
could realize the negative effects of teenage pregnancy
and how it could change their whole life. Society - it
could lessen the percentage of single parenthood
among the community. It could orient family members on
how teenage pregnancy can affect the family most
especially the teens. Sources of Contraceptive materials –
they may expect an increase in demand due to the
awareness of the teenagers on getting pregnant at an early
age.
Local Government – they could be able to implement and
facilitate projects concerning the rate of teenage pregnancy
issue. They could be able to understand the deeper cause of
this inflating rate of early pregnancy. Community Members –
they could build a strong alliance against teenage pregnancy and
they could be a more productive part of the community in
terms of cooperating in the alliance. Parents – they could
expect a better future and a progressive and a more valuable and
worthy support to their sons and daughters. Non-Government
Organization – they could more stabilize their goals on this
sector and comply an efficient purpose on execution of
ideas from which this study focuses. They could be more
sufficient in terms of project planning and data analysis of social
factors of teenage pregnancy. Others – they would get a
broader knowledge on how the teenage pregnancy works in
the society. (http://zeusevsusls.weebly.com/)
Teen pregnancy has been identified as a problem for teenagers, their
families, and society. However, there is a lack of research into
teenager’s attitudes toward pregnancy and sexual health.
The respondents of this research study are the selected teen age
student of Polytechnic University of the Philippines- College of
Social Science and Development. The target population
consisted of 20 student of Psychology, age 13 – 19 who is
capable and willing to answer the survey question. This target
population was considered quite small; hence,
the researchers opted to involve all 20 students of
psychology in the research as respondents.
This study used structured-questioner, wherein the researchers
prepared a list of question in a predetermined order, was
used. The interview questions are all about the
teenage pregnancy.
Teenage girls who belong to the poor families are more likely
to become pregnant. Researchers have found that even in
the developed countries teenage pregnancy occurs most
commonly among the deprived sections.
: Some girls admit that getting pregnant is
a planned strategy which enables them to avoid sex. If sex is seen as
unpleasant but unavoidable activity, if their boyfriends treat
them as their sexual possession, free to use them sexually
anytime it pleases them, then being pregnant is a way of buying
some status as well as temporary freedom (Moore & Rosenthal,
200). There are teenagers that have babies in order to show
their maturity. Sometimes they use motherhood to achieve both an
identity and a feeling of being loved and needed. Other
teenagers may use pregnancy to escape from unhappy home
situation (Gouws, at al, 208)
Recent research has confirmed that, generally, young men regard the acquisition
of contraceptive supplies and the use of contraceptive method to prevent
unplanned pregnancies as the responsibility of women (Naidoo, 28). There are
some teenagers that do not use contraceptives because they are afraid
of loosing their partners. They preferred to use injectable contraceptives as
they require no user involvement except attending for bi- or tri- monthly
injections and can be a secrete. Unfortunately they often cause amenorrhoea,
which is a particular problem in a cultural context where menstruation is
perceived to be essential for body cleanliness. As a result sexually active
teenagers commonly take ‘contraceptives breaks’ in order to see menstruation
and may at this time fall pregnant (Panday, at al, 56).
c. Some young mothers do not get support
from their families. They may be rejected by their families
and blamed for introducing a permanent crisis (Hudson &
Ineichen, 91; Cervera, 99). In a situation where there was a
pre-existing interpersonal problem, there is a potential that
tension might be orchestrated (Dryfoos, 19). Therefore conflict
may arise between the pregnant daughter and other members
of the family. Some sources have reported positive results,
indicating that sometimes a family reorganises itself in order to
adjust to the new member of the family (Cervera, 94). The family
may react with dismay or anger when they discover about the
pregnancy, but when the baby is born the family may
become the source of support for the mother (ibid.). Positive
family support has been associated with emotional adjustment
and mental stability for both mother and child (Camerana,
Minor, Melmer and Ferrie 98). According to Kalil and Kunz
(199) young
supportive mothers
family who
tended to lived
cope with a Among the various
better.
dimension of family social support, parent-adolescent
communication on issues of sexual behavior and childbearing is
very important (Panday, at al, 64).
The purpose of this study was to have awareness to the
causes of teenage pregnancy of the students of
Psychology in the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines.
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