Introduction
The data provided by CDC shows that 229, 715 children were born of mothers between 15 and 19 years in 2015. The figures represent a birth rate of 22.3 for every 1000 women in the age bracket mentioned (CDC, 2017). The many street children, broken families, school dropouts and abortions are because there is a high involvement of adolescents in sexual activities that often lead to pregnancies. Peer pressure has been cited in many forums to be a major contributor to teenage pregnancy. Other reasons include absence of parents, glamorizing pregnancy of teenagers by media outlets and movies, drinking among teenagers, sexual abuse, rape, poverty and sheer lack of knowledge.
Source: https://www.livestrong.com/article/97113-preventing-teenage-pregnancy/
The intention of this information handout is to educate young girls between the ages of 10 and 19 years on the risks of becoming pregnant while still a teenager, and what they need to do to avoid being caught in web. The target audience is largely children in the upper primary and those in secondary schools. There is a great need to interact with girls in these places.
What leads to pregnancy?
Peer Pressure
Teenagers experience a lot of pressure to make friends and to flow with their peers. On many occasions, such teenagers allow their friends to influence their sex related decisions including having sex. Usually, they will be influenced without knowing the consequences of such decisions (CDC, 2017). Sex involvement by teenagers is a way to express their stance at life. It is a way of being sophisticated...
References
CDC (2017). Reproductive Health: Teen Pregnancy, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved, 28, December, 2017, from https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm
Cook, S. M. C., & Cameron, S. T. (2015). Social issues of teenage pregnancy. Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 25(9), 243–248.
Langham, R. Y. (2015). What Are the Causes of Teenage Pregnancy? Retrieved 28, December, 2017 from https://www.livestrong.com/article/88415-teen-abortion/
McCarthy, F. P., O’Brien, U., & Kenny, L. C. (2014). The management of teenage pregnancy. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.).
Summers, S. (2017). Ways of Preventing Teenage Pregnancy, Livestrong.com. Retrieved 28, December, 2017, from https://www.livestrong.com/article/279393-disadvantages-of-teenage-pregnancy/
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