TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN THE PHILIPPINES

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Teenage pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant of adolescence aged 10 to 19. Those who are affected are the girls herself up to the national society. The victims of teenage pregnancy are the girl herself, her child, her parents and relatives and the national society as a whole. it will also probably make her economically vulnerable.

One of the reasons why teenagers are already aware with this topic is because of 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 like "teen moms" and "16 and pregnant". These shows make us realize that the rate of this problem is getting usual. There are a lot of reported cases regarding teenage pregnancy since the past few years until now.

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Teen girls are more likely to get pregnant if the have limited or no guidance from their parents. Many parents have busy lives that prevent them from providing the guidance and support that their young teenagers need to make good decisions on issues such as sex, according to the website parent dish.

Instead of fucusing 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.

Teenagers who are uneducated about sex are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy. Some teens do not fully understand the biological and emotional aspects associated with having sex. These teens may get incorrect information from friends, videos, sitcoms and/ or movies.

Sex education can reach teenagers through many different ways, one of is through school. The Goverment can make it compulsory for school students to undergo at least a certain number of hours of sex education. This can be forced by getting students to attend service learning trips and having them be exposed to the real world of teenage pregnancy.

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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.

What complicates the already complicated situation even more is the lack of Adolecent sexual and reproduction health education. This lack of knowledge compounds the tendency for risky sexual behavior among the youth. The young do not have authoritative sources of information on issues of sex and sexuality.

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