The Health Situation of the Adolescent

and Youth
Mr. Alvin Cayetano
Adolescent Health Development Coordinator
Cavite Provincial Health Office

Sources of Information about Sex

2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Whom to Consult for Questions About Sex

2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Sexual Activities
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Sexual Practices
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Sexual Practices
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Sexual Practices
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Sexual Practices
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Sexual Practices
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Teenage Fertility
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

Teenage Fertility
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study

What is
so
worryin
g about

HIV/AIDS Cases by Age Group

Age Group

Jun-13

Jan-June 2013

1984-present

<15

15-24

30

127

25-34

17

70

311

35-49

17

140

50 & older

19

Total

22

118

600

22% of HIV Cases in Cavite are in the adolescent

and Youth age.

2. Bacoor

230

4. Cavite
City 135
1.
Dasmarina
s 557
5. GMA

119

3. Tanza

181

When a child bears a child

1 in 3 pregnant teen is nutritionally at
risk
68% of pregnant and 85% of lactating
adolescents do NOT meet daily caloric
requirements
Maternal malnutrition and iron
deficiency anemia increase
incidence of low birth weight

Children of Teen Moms

are
at rates
risk of abuse and neglect
higher
(2x)
developmental delay

behavioral disorders
academic difficulties
substance abuse

Hoffman, S.D., By the Numbers: The Public Costs of

Adolescent Childbearing.2006, The National Campaign to
Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington, DC.

Sons of Teen Moms

are two times
more likely to
end up in prison
than the sons of
mothers aged
>20 years
Hoffman, S.D., By the Numbers: The Public Costs of
Adolescent Childbearing.2006, The National Campaign to
Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington, DC.

Daughters of Teen Moms

are three times

more likely to
become teen
mothers
themselves

Hoffman, S.D., By the Numbers: The Public Costs of

Adolescent Childbearing.2006, The National Campaign to
Prevent Teen Pregnancy Washington, DC.

Lost opportunities
School interruption
Unemployment and Poverty

Thank You!