SOCIAL STUDIES

TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Candidates Name: Jerome Burton

Candidate Number:

Name of subject: Social Studies

Name of School: The Bellfield High School

Territory: Jamaica

Date Submitted:
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First the researcher would like to thank the lord for giving him the strength and the

brain capability to understand and complete this School Based Assessment. Special

thanks to the researcher’s brother for assisting the researcher in the way he did. The

Researcher could not have done it without him. Thanks to the researcher's father for

taking the time out to ensure that he got the job done, your help is highly appreciated.
 INTRODUCTION

One of the most common problems in society is teenage pregnancy. Teenage

Pregnancy has infected our schools, homes and community, but what is the major

Cause of all this?

An investigation into what led teens to become pregnant at an early age in a rural area

community in Manchester was carried out by the researcher. He became interested in

this topic after seeing teens his age fall out of school because of them becoming

pregnant. Here you will see a breakdown of how the data was collected and analyzed.

It is also presented in the project so you may get a clearer understanding of what was

done.
NB: YOU NEED YOUR TOPIC ON A SEPARATE PAGE
An investigation into what led teenagers to get pregnant at an early age in a
rural community in Manchester.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

What are the causes of teenage pregnancy among teenagers in a rural area community

in Manchester?
 REASON FOR SELECTING AREA OF RESEARCH

The researcher chooses this topic because teenage pregnancy has always been a

problem in the community of Spur Tree.

NB: State how long the researcher lives in the comm., how many residents live

there, and three causes you observed of teens who get pregnant.
 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION

To study the problem the researcher selected to assemble a questionnaire in order to

pull together data based on the topic. A questionnaire is a set of written or printed

questions with a choice of answers devised for the purposes of an investigation of

statistical study.

Using a questionnaire has many advantages such as:

1. Scalability

2. Cost Savings

3. Data Accuracy
 DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT

Questionnaire Sample
1. What is your gender?
A. Male
B. Female
2. What is your age?
A. 12-13 years
B. 16-17 years
C. 14.15 years
D. 18-19 years

3. How long have you been living in your community?

A. Few Months
B. 1-5 Years
C. 6-10 Years
D. 11 Years and over

4. Do you consider your pregnancy a mistake?

A. Yes
B. No

5. If you could, would you abort your pregnancy?

A. Yes
B. No

6. Do pregnant teenagers suffer Stigma or Isolation?

A. Stigma
B. Isolation

7. Was it the drinking of alcohol that led you in having sex resulting in you getting
pregnant?

A. Yes
B. No
 8. What are the main causes of teenage pregnancy?

A. Having sex too early

B. Sexual abuse

C. Curiosity

D. Peer pressure

9. What kind of family are you a part of?

A. Single Parent Family

B. Nuclear Family

C. Sibling Household

D. Extended Family

10. What are the other contributing factors that may have caused teens to become

pregnant?

A. Lack of Parental Supervision

B. Following Friends

C. By Choice

D. Living In Poverty

11. How do you think teens feel when they get pregnant so early?

A. face discrimination

B. stigma

C. financial burton

D. stress/depress
12. What do you think could reduce the chances of teenage pregnancy?

A. Contraception

B. Delaying Sex

C. Abstinence

D. All of the above

 PROCEDURES FOR DATA COLLECTION

A total of 20 persons were randomly selected from the community to be a part of the

survey. These individuals are friends with the researcher so it was an easy task to

choose his candidates. The survey was done on 20 teenage girls, 9 were in school and

11 out of school, these were between the ages of 12-19 years.

The questionnaires were printed and given out on November 10, 2022 and were left

for the participants to answer within a given week. On November 17-18, 2022 the

researcher collected all completed questionnaires and is now ready to be tallied.

 PRESENTATION OF DATA

All the questionnaires that were distributed to the residents were returned. 80% of
These were female and the remaining were males

PIE CHART

Pie chart showing how many persons said alcohol was the cause of them getting pregnant in a

rural area community in Manchester.

This pie chart is representing the amount of young women who said yes and who said

no to being asked if alcohol was the cause of them getting pregnant.

NB: change your pie chart % it should be 65 and 35, check if everything in size

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As you can see 65% of these teenagers got pregnant outside of the use of alcohol the

remaining 35% said it was the main reason for their pregnancy.

Figure 1.2 is showing the causes of the teenagers getting pregnant

NB: THIS DOES NOT ADD UP TO 100% PLEASE FIX

The graph above shows that 10% of females got pregnant because they had lack of
information about sex, 25% got pregnant because of peer pressure and 5%because of
curiosity, the most females got pregnant by sexual abuse with a higher percentage of
35.

Table
NB: THE % DOES NOT ADD UP TO 100 AND WHERE IS YOUR
EXPLANATION BELOW THE TABLE?
Table 1 is showing some other contributory factors that may have caused the teenagers
to become pregnant.

FACTORS

Lack Of Parental Supervision 56%

Following Friends 22%

By Choice 37%

Living In Poverty 80%

 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

It was researched that a large number of young women are pregnant, this causes the
teenage pregnancy rate to be on the increase. These young females are mainly
pregnant because of sexual abuse, this was reflected in figure 1.1. They also fall
victims because of peer pressure faced by themselves which forces them to find a
different way out. Although some of them are also in the situation because of curiosity
this has placed them in a bad position.

Figure 1.1 shows that most pregnant teens got pregnant outside the use of alcohol,
while the rest got pregnant due to alcohol usage. 65% of the females that took the
survey said no to alcohol being the cause of them becoming pregnant while the
remaining 35% said that it was the main reason for their pregnancy.

NB: CONCLUDE NOW FOR EACH OPTIONS, EG, 65% of teens were
drinking any alcohol that led them in becoming pregnant. Other reasons resulted
in the cause of their pregnancy. The remaining 35% become pregnant due to
alcohol consumption. This was so due to being at a social event and they consume
alcoholic beverages resulting in intoxicatedness or not being in control causing
them to sexual acts which results in them getting pregnant.
Now conclude all your other options

Figure 1.2 shows that a significant proportion of teenagers became pregnant due to
sexual abuse, while 25% was due to peer pressure, 5% due to curiosity and the
remainder because they had lack of information about sex. Teens' peers play a
significant role in decision making, which most often put them on the wrong path.
70% of these young women often become depressed, feeling bad about what
Happened to them.

Table 1.3 reflects that 56% of teenagers become pregnant due to lack of parental
supervision, 22% get pregnant because of following friends, 80% because of living in
poverty and it was the choice to become pregnant by 37% of these teenagers.
 STATEMENT OF FINDINGS

The survey has revealed that a number of reasons resulted in teenagers getting
pregnant at a young age. The findings are as follows:

I. A little above half (65%) of these young girls denied alcohol being the

reason for them becoming pregnant.

II. A large number (35%) of these teenagers stated that being sexually abused

was the main reason for them becoming pregnant.

III. More than half (80%) of these young girls stated that poverty was the main reason

for them becoming pregnant causing them to be thrown out to live on their own.

NB: REMEMBER TO CORRECT III AFTER YOUR

CORRECTIONS FROM YOUR GRAPHS AND ANALYSIS

 RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY

NB: READ OVER AND SEE IF IT SOUNDS LIKE A SOLUTION

Reducing the high level of teenage pregnancy is very important. Through a lot of

presentations itself to help lower this high rising problem. The implementation of a

joint teacher, parent and children program which could be used to bond parents and

teachers to the child which seeks to educate them on sex. This may expand the Child’s

trust in both the teacher and parents which would allow them to participate in the

children's day to day life.

The roles of the guidance counselors should be broadened especially in the school

system. An increased level of emphasis should be placed on educating these young

teens about the use of contraceptives. As revealed in the research the majority of these

young adults were knowledgeable about the use of contraceptives but they still fell

behind in the parenthood trip because they started having sex before the time.

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
The guidance counsellors can guide and council teenagers at school by giving
these teens are given the right instruction and educate them about sexual activities and
its effects. This assistance in the school can reach out to most students who have been
parents to help reduce teenage pregnancy.
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