TASK PERFORMANCE

A Concept Paper in the subject The Contemporary World

Submitted by:
Darlit Escosura
Brian Ledesma
Ezekiel Gutierrez
May Ann Gallardo
Rjay Floralde

Submitted to:
Ms. Mary Emily Geraldine C. Perez
 November 18, 2021
TITLE: PREVENTION OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY

SUMMARY

According to Oxford Bibliographies (2015). “Teenage pregnancy is defined as occurring

between thirteen and nineteen years of age. There are, however, girls as young as ten who are

sexually active and occasionally become pregnant and give birth.” Teenage pregnancy is a

global reproductive health promotion issue that impacts teenagers, families, and communities

in both advanced and developing worlds, as unmarried teenagers aged 13 to 19 years become

pregnant while still in school. The main cause of teenage pregnancy is the lack of knowledge

about sex education, young generations become socially active in sex without knowing the

consequences of their actions. Factors such as poverty, gender inequalities, substance use are

also a cause of teenage pregnancy.

According to UNFPA (2020). “The teenage pregnancy rate in the Philippines was 10% in

2008, down to 9% in 2017. Live births by teenage mothers (aged 10-19) in 2016 totaled

203,085, which slightly decreased to 196,478 in 2017 and 183,000 in 2018. Still, the Philippines

has one of the highest adolescent birth rates among the ASEAN Member States.” “By end of

2021, there would be 166,775 families [that] will be led by minors throughout the country. This

will include 60,000 plus who will give birth in 2021 and about 100,000 minors who continue to

be heads of their families from previous years,” POPCOM Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez

III said in an online forum organized by the University of the Philippines (UP). This kind of

situation shows the rapid increase of teenage pregnancy in the country, most of the pregnant
teenage girls are still studying but due to being pregnant, some are force to stop going to

school.

RESEARCH QUESTION

The majority of teen pregnancies are unintended and unplanned. Pregnancy in

adolescent girls can have serious social and economic consequences for the girls, their families,

and their communities. What can we do to prevent teenage pregnancy? What are the effects of

teenage pregnancy?

EXPLANATION OF HOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO ANSWER THE RESEARCH QUESTION

It is important to know the answers to these questions because most people aren’t fully

aware of the consequences especially the ones directly affected by it. Most are also not made

aware of to use contraceptives since some nations have not yet implemented sex education as

part of their school curriculum, hence in this paper, we will tackle the factors that affects

teenage girls’ health when going through early pregnancy as well as what can we do to prevent

it.

For many adolescents, pregnancy and childbirth are neither planned, nor wanted. In

countries where abortion is prohibited or highly restricted, adolescents typically resort to

unsafe abortion, putting their health and lives at risk. Some 3.9 million unsafe abortions occur

each year to girls aged 15-19 in developing regions. Adolescent pregnancy can also have

negative social and economic effects on girls, their families and communities. Unmarried
pregnant adolescents may face stigma or rejection by parents and peers as well as threats of

violence. Girls who become pregnant before age 18 are also more likely to experience violence

within a marriage or partnership (Teenage Pregnancy, n.d.).

According to (Pregnancy Prevention, 2004). Abstinence-only programs teach that

abstinence is the only certain way to avoid unmarried pregnancy, STDs, and associated health

problems; they may not teach about, endorse, or promote contraception use. Comprehensive

sex-education curricula present abstinence as the most effective method of preventing

pregnancy and STDs but also discuss contraception as the appropriate strategy for persons who

are sexually active. Health care professionals can play a key role in improving contraception use

and STD prevention. Success in this regard could have a profound impact on teenage pregnancy

rates: the pregnancy rate is 85 percent among young couples who are sexually active for one

year without using contraception, and 15 to 30 percent of sexually active teenagers do not use

contraception.

A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE RESEARCHERS PLAN TO ANSWER THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS

A broader study may require a research design and methods using statistics to formally

and accurately answer the research questions. But in this case, that the researchers did not

conduct a survey, the most accurate way to answer the research questions is through gathering

information from primary and secondary sources. The researchers should start gathering

information through research when they've studied the question and truly comprehend what
it's asking. It is possible that they are unfamiliar with the subject or issue. But even if they're

already familiar with it, they will need up-to-date information for the research project.

For example, our research topic is about prevention of teenage pregnancy then we will

start gathering information in order to gain a deeper understanding of the issue. The

researchers will look up data and other related studies that will answer the research questions;

what are the effects of teenage pregnancy? What can we do to prevent teenage pregnancy? In

any kind of scholarly resource. We will only be using encyclopaedias, textbooks, and websites

that could all hold relevant information for our chosen topic. We will make sure the websites

we are using are reliable and credible. And not to rely on someone's personal web page

because it is usually not considered a credible resource.

We will note down all research we find relevant on the issue. For example, information

on the statistics of how many unintended and unplanned teenage pregnancies that happened

and still happening in our society.

And lastly, to finally create answers to the research questions, the researchers will also

formulate opinions based on what they think hold the solid evidence.
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