...Teenage Pregnancy in the U.S. Brandon Lisak Principals of Sociology 4/31/2014 “Each year in the U.S. almost one million teenagers become pregnant at enormous costs to themselves, their children, and society”. (Pregnant Teen Help, Teen Pregnancy Statistics) Some would argue that teen pregnancy is all glorified. Other individuals would protest that it is too influential. Teen pregnancy is a rising social problem in the United States and among other countries. Teen pregnancy is now being publicized as multimedia corporations, with shows such as “16 & Pregnant”, “Teen Mom”, “Maury”, “Secret Life of the American Teenager”, and “Juno”. All of which concentrate on teen pregnancy. These shows or movies could be informational for young people. However, the shows display an altered reality that teen pregnancy is easy, laughs and joy. Despite what the shows might portray teen pregnancy is an uprising national and global epidemic. In the past teen pregnancy has been an underline issue that is vastly taking center stage. Media, education, and economy are all components to this phenomenon, nevertheless, how are they all connected? All of which will all be addressed in the contents of this paper. Which leaves the burning question, is teen pregnancy accepted into our society as a norm, or is it still a deviant act? First and for most, there are many different definitions of teenage pregnancy depending on the source of the information. However, as a broad definition defines teenage...
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...intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the activity of raising a child rather than the biological relationship. (www.wikipedia.org) Parenting usually comes in couple, a mother and a father since a child is produced by means of a male and a female who had sexual intercourse. But at this point of time there is a significant increase in number of single parents, raising a child on their own, without their respective partner. There are a lot of factors with these increase, possibly it is either personal, economic, social, etc. or combination of these aspects. Personal choice to be a single parent is one factor, some reason under this could be need to finish studying first, the child was not in the plan, it was just an accident that became a parent, not yet the proper time to get married, and a lot more. The second factor was economic; it is a lot more about financial, the expenses when they get married, they’re respective partner doesn’t have a good job, or thinking about its hard to go out of the country when they get married. The third factor was social, under this factor was the family were disagreed to get married, they don’t accept the father/mother of the child and lot more like this. Being a single parent has an advantages and disadvantages, positive and negative parts. But the disadvantages weigh more than the advantage, like the fact that...
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...Graduate School of Business Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila A Study on the Attitudes of the Female Residents of Pureza, Manila towards the Reproductive Health Law In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Research Methods and Case Writing Submitted to Dr. Dolores Garcia Submitted by Arien Marie A. Guda I. Introduction Population control or population management has been one of the rallying cries of Filipino economists since Pres. Ferdinand Marcos signed the United Nations Declaration on Population in 1967. With an estimated population of 92,337,852 in 2010 according to the National Statistics Office (National Statistics Office [Philippines]), and a land area of 300,000 sq. m., lawmakers and civic groups have been clamoring for a solution to address the constant growth rate vis a vis the dwindling natural resources in the country. While the population growth rate continues to hold steady(estimated to be at 2.36% per annum in 2008) (National Statistics Office [Philippines] and ICF Macro), the country’s resources, has suffered the same fate as that of the rest of the Asia Pacific region, which, the Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with the WWF, says is, “consuming more resources than its ecosystems can sustain, threatening the future of the region’s beleaguered forests, rivers, and oceans as well as the livelihoods of those who depend on them.” In an effort to help address this issue, stakeholders have sought to offer various methods...
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...RH LAW [ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10354 ] AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as “The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012″. SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes and guarantees the human rights of all persons including their right to equality and nondiscrimination of these rights, the right to sustainable human development, the right to health which includes reproductive health, the right to education and information, and the right to choose and make decisions for themselves in accordance with their religious convictions, ethics, cultural beliefs, and the demands of responsible parenthood. Pursuant to the declaration of State policies under Section 12, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, it is the duty of the State to protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution and equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception. The State shall protect and promote the right to health of women especially mothers in particular and of the people in general and instill health consciousness among them. The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society. The State shall likewise protect and advance the right of families in particular and the people in general to a balanced and healthful...
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...early diagnosis of maternal depression (Chaudron et. al., 2004). These screenings are not routinely administered, but when utilized, it is executed by physicians or nurses during the neonate’s 1-month, 2-month, and 4-month check-ups (Chaudron et. al., 2004). A study of the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group database of nearly 17,000 women found that women who received a psychosocial or psychological intervention after delivery were significantly less likely to develop postpartum depression compared with those receiving standard care (Dennis & Dowswell, 2013). These interventions include home visits by public health nurses or midwives, telephone support, and interpersonal therapy (Dennis & Dowswell, 2013)....
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...in the cost of services escalating because the patient no longer utilizes routine and in-expensive treatment. They now require extensive treatment that is costly and with insurance companies placing the financial burden on individuals, this is becoming a major problem. These two trends collectively are major factors that can impact health care administrators and them maintaining a profitable business or covering costs for non-for profit organizations. Currently, women have the right to make the choice to have an abortion. An abortion takes place when a mother decides to terminate life of a fetus that is growing inside of her. Some states have found ways to restrict the rights of mothers in making this decision. For instance, a current case in Idaho involves a woman, Jennie Linn McCormack, who is being prosecuted because she purchased an abortion kit online and administered it on herself. Police officers were given an anonymous tip about the incident and found the fetus...
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...HOUSE BILL NO. 5043 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008“. SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State upholds and promotes responsible parenthood, informed choice, birth spacing and respect for life in conformity with internationally recognized human rights standards. The State shall uphold the right of the people, particularly women and their organizations, to effective and reasonable participation in the formulation and implementation of the declared policy. This policy is anchored on the rationale that sustainable human development is better assured with a manageable population of healthy, educated and productive citizens. The State likewise guarantees universal access to medically-safe, legal, affordable and quality reproductive health care services, methods, devices, supplies and relevant information thereon even as it prioritizes the needs of women and children,among other underprivileged sectors. SEC. 3. Guiding Principles. – This Act declares the following as basic guiding principles: a. In the promotion of reproductive health, there should be no bias for either modern or natural methods of family planning; b. Reproductive health...
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...Department of Health and Human Services (MacKay, Fingerhut, & Duran, 2000), more than 900,000 adolescents become pregnant each year. Three hundred thousand of these annual pregnancies occur in mothers under the age of 15, 78% are unplanned, creating multiple negative consequences for the adolescent and society.”(Pierangeli,L. 2006) This study addresses the community health nursing role in trying to reduce the number adolescent pregnancy by teaching students about abstance to prevent teenage pregnancy that abstained will also prevent STD. If a child hears the message about abstinence before they become sexually active it is received better. Therefore it reduces both STD and teenage pregnancies. “Worth the Wait is an abstinence education program designed for sixth through eighth grade students. It focuses on healthy relationship building, goal setting, and the challenges of parenthood. The WTW program consists of three main topic areas. They are: ‘healthy relationships,’ ‘parenting can wait,’ and ‘making good decisions. ”(Pierangeli, L. 2006) The Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB) (Ajzen, 1988, 1991; Ajzen & Madden,1986) is used in this study as a framework for reviewing the literature. The TPB is based on another theory called the Theory of Reasoned Action(TRA) this theory based is behavior can be controlled however you must have the attitude, willing to control a behavioral and has nothing to do with demographics and environment. An older physician whom I worked with told...
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...Helping Skills Case Study: Paul Willie Ann Law BSHS/355 June 1, 2015 Linda Long Helping Skills Case Study: Paul To address the challenges associated with the grief of this family the use of all helping skills can be utilized in developing a treatment plan. Preparing for the facilitation process may begin with interviewing, confronting and observing the father daughter relationship as they interact with each other. The maternal grandmother’s possible influence of the daughter/granddaughter may have to be explored as well. During the first encounter with the father and daughter interview, a synopsis of their grief and/or depression that has developed over the years since the death of the wife and mother can be established. Beginning with a face to face interaction or interview to establish and address the needs of the family. The interviewing process will continue throughout the helping process (Burger 2011). Consequently, the listening process will include other observing body language, and communicating effectively while maintaining a relaxed atmosphere During this engagement knowledge is gained about the person or in this case the father and daughter. This is also stage in which information pertaining to the problem is observed and the opportunity to gain clarifying facts that will support the problem solving process. As stated in Helping Skills in Mental Facilitation Power Point Presentation, by Hinkle and Henderson (2007) stated that recognizing that it may be “uneasy”...
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...Working Group 2 A. The Current Situation of Formal Education in the Philippines B. Technical/Vocational Education and Training in Laguna Advisor Yutaka Otsuka, Professor Members of Working Group 2-A Masamichi Toyooka Yoshiko Ogura Mia Kim Yumi Kondo Tsunetaka Tsuchiya ** Members of Working Group 2-B Patrícia Moutinho Brito Riai Yamashita *Group Leader **Sub Group Leader Gabriele Castaldi Koichi Motomura* 27 A. The Current Situation of Formal Education in the Philippines 0. Introduction Compared with other countries, the literacy rate in the Philippines is quite high . Moreover enrolment rate is 99. 9% in primary level and 77. 8% in secondary level, which is higher than Singapore and the highest in ASEAN countries (Figure 0-1). However while statistics on educational attainment may be high, the economic situation in the Philippines is still not so good. The Philippines has succeeded in expanding its education in quantit ative terms, but now they have to think about “Quality of education”. Figure 0-1 Literacy rate and enrolment ration in ASEAN countries Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above) 1998 91. 8 90. 7 86. 4 95. 0 94. 8 92. 9 85. 7 84. 1 37. 4 46. 1 Youth literacy rate (% age 15-24) 1998 99. 7 99. 3 97. 1 98. 8 98. 4 96. 7 97. 3 90. 5 56. 9 67. 5 85. 1 Age grope enrolment rations (adjusted) Primary age group Secondary age grope (% of relevant age group) (% of relevant age grope) 1997 99. 4 87. 6 99. 9 88. 0 99. 9 99. 9 99. 2 99. 3 99. 9 73...
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...United Nations (UN) on ICPD 1994, 'Reproductive health' is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and...not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and its functions and processes.” Considering the fact that we are a Christian nation, some people and religious groups find this topic very sensitive to be discussed among youngsters. In this regard, Filipino mothers have the “you-will-learn-when-you-are-old-enough” attitude. As with this, the researchers have come up to a study that would determine the knowledge regarding reproductive health of the high school freshmen’s considering the school that they attended to. Statement of the problem This study aims to determine the level of awareness regarding Reproductive Health Bill of fourth year high school students of a sectarian and non-sectarian school in Kidapawan City S.Y. 2011-2012. Specifically, this study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the...
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...Department for Marketing and Statistics March 2012 Diet and eating habits at the transition to motherhood: Influencing factors, self-developed coping strategies and how the public and private sector can support the maintenance of a healthy diet Master Thesis Master of Sciences in Marketing Author: Supervisor: Sandra Denise Kunz Petersen Jessica Aschemann-Witzel EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PURPOSE – The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the changes in diet and eating behavior women experience during the transition to motherhood, the underlying influencing factors, as well as their self-developed coping strategies, in order to devise recommendations for the public and private sector to support the adaption and maintenance of healthy eating habits during this transition. METHOD – A life course perspective was adopted and behavioral change models, used in health-related research, applied. In addition, the data of 18 qualitative e-mail interviews with German mothers was analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis. FINDINGS – The transition to parenthood represents an important life event that can be divided into several phases, each of which is characterized by a range of distinct changes in women’s eating behavior and influencing factors thereof. Women develop coping strategies to face these challenges, but are still found to lack perceived behavioral control and self-efficacy and are confronted with perceived barriers, all of which keeps them from adopting or...
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...transition by Margot Hedenstrom explains the experiences of former youth who was successful when transitioning out of foster care. She was able to study this by using participants ages 20-25 that transitioned out of foster care. Hedenstrom studied the risk and outcomes of youth who have transitioned. Some of the risks include drug abuse, early parenthood, and, as well as violence toward other individuals (Hedenstrom, 2014). Those who were unable to become self-sufficient often lack family or social support. Which supports the use of extended foster care because if some of those youth were able to stay in foster care longer...
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...launched. The main aims of the strategy are to: • Reduce the rate of teenage conceptions with the specific aim of halving the rate of conceptions among under-18s, and to set a firmly established downward trend in the rate of conceptions among under-16s, by 2010 • Increase the participation of teenage parents in education, training and employment to 60% by 2010, to reduce their risk of long-term social exclusion. This briefing presents headline findings from key research relating to teenage pregnancy and parenthood which has emerged (mainly) since the launch of the strategy. The topics covered include research on young people’s sexual behaviour; sources of sex and relationships information; what works in preventing teenage pregnancy; who is at risk of becoming a teenage parent; how to support teenage parents, and many more. It draws on a range of sources including systematic reviews of the effectiveness of prevention and support interventions, national surveys and primary research studies. The emphasis is on the UK and specifically English research. It was compiled by Catherine Dennison, Research Manager supporting the Teenage Pregnancy Unit. Although not representing a systematic or exhaustive search of the published literature, the briefing is intended to be of use to those engaged in implementing the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy. By providing an update on the evidence base it aims to support and inform their activities. Readers are encouraged to access the original references wherever...
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...POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "The Reproductive Health Act of2011." SEC. 2. State Policies. - The State recognizes and guarantees the human rights of all persons including their right to equality and non-discrimination of these rights, the right to sustainable human development, the right to health which includes reproductive health, the right to education and information, and the right to choose and make decisions for themselves in accordance with their religious convictions, ethics, cultural beliefs, and the demands of responsible parenthood. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 The State shall comply with all its international obligations under various human rights instruments relative to reproductive health and women's empowerment including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Beijing Declaration, UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (DEV A W), Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDA W), International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Millennium...
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