TEENAGE

PREGNANCY
SYMPOSIUM
Empowering Filipino Youth

September 14, 2021

Via Virtual Zoom
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
SITUATIONER AND 2013
YAFSS RESULTS FOR
CALABARZON
FACTS ABOUT TEENAGE
PREGNANCY
 United Nations Fund for
Population Activities

POPCOM Corporate Brand Book

 has engaged in
PREMARITAL SEX (PMS)

POPCOM Corporate Brand Book

2017 National
Demographic and
Health Survey
(NDHS)

10.3%
15 to 19 years old have
begun childbearing

POPCOM Corporate Brand Book

Every year, the Philippines
forfeits around Php33B or
over one percent of its
GDP in lost income due to
early pregnancy.
 TEENAGE PREGNANCY INCIDENCE,
15-19 YRS OLD
NDHS 2017
1. REGION XI – 17.9 10. REGION II – 7.8
2. REGION X – 14.7 11. REGION IX – 7.5
3. REGION XII – 14.5 12. REGION VII – 7.4
4. REGION I – 13.2 13. REGION VIII – 6.9
5. MIMAROPA – 10.3 14. NCR – 5.6
6. CALABARZON – 9.2 15. REGION VI – 5.3
7. REGION III – 8.9 16. REGION V – 4.4
8. ARMM – 8.5 17. CAR – 3.5
9. CARAGA – 8.2 PHILIPPINES – 8.6
 LIVE BIRTHS BY TEENAGE MOTHER AND BY USUAL RESIDENCE OF MOTHER
(REGION), PHILIPPINES: 2018-2019, 10-19 YRS OLD
REGION 2018 2019 TOTAL
CALABARZON 24,387 23,383 47,770
REGION III 21,710 20,974 42,684
NCR 20,982 19,959 40,941
REGION VII 13,442 13,994 27,436
REGION X 12,001 12,435 24,436
REGION XI 11,931 11,759 23,690
REGION V 11,411 11,224 22,635
REGION XII 10,499 11,126 21,625
REGION VI 9,770 9,766 19,536
REGION I 8,335 8,070 16,405
REGION VIII 7,992 7,754 15,746
REGION IX 7,957 7,651 15,608
REGION II 7,000 6,429 13,429
MIMAROPA 5,561 5,277 10,838
CARAGA 5,016 5,163 10,179
ARMM 2,747 3,152 5,899
CAR 3,005 2,799 5,804
TOTAL 183,746 180,915 364,661
SOURCE: PSA, Civil Registration Vital Statistics
 LIVE BIRTHS BY TEENAGE MOTHER AND BY USUAL
RESIDENCE OF MOTHER IN CALABARZON:
2019, 10-19 YRS OLD
AGE OF ADOLESCENT MOTHER
REGION/ TOTAL
PROVINCE
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

CAVITE - - 1 14 92 250 671 1,105 1,556 2,210 5,899

RIZAL - - 3 7 68 258 574 1,047 1,532 1,969 5,458

QUEZON - - 2 13 36 128 345 566 977 3,203 5,270

LAGUNA - - - 10 62 243 543 892 1,436 1,873 5,059

BATANGAS 1 - 1 6 28 121 333 588 1,014 1,395 3,487

TOTAL 1 - 7 50 286 1,000 2,466 4,198 6,515 8,860 23,383

SOURCE: PSA, Civil Registration Vital Statistics
(CRVS)
 NUMBER OF ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY CASES BY PROVINCE
IN CALABARZON,
2016–2019
 CALABARZON Provincial Teenage
Pregnancy Cases (2016-2019)
Grand
Province 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
LAGUNA 5,623 8,140 7,094 6,529 27,386
CAVITE 7,724 5,173 4,539 4,556 21,992
BATANGAS 6,100 3,682 4,334 4,453 18,569
QUEZON 5,280 4,919 3,426 2,539 16,164
RIZAL 2,639 3,658 3,262 3,674 13,233
TOTAL 27,366 25,572 22,655 21,751 97,344
Source: M/C/PHO
 Top 20 LGUs with High Number of Teenage
Pregnancy Cases in CaLaBaRZon (2016-2019)
1. Tanza, Cavite – 5,130 11. City of Antipolo – 1,994
2. City of Biñan – 4,228 12. Kawit, Cavite – 1,974
3. City of Calamba – 3,608 13. City of Cavite – 1,803
4. City of Batangas – 3,093 14. Lopez, Quezon – 1,656
5. City of Bacoor – 2,419 15. Taytay, Rizal – 1,418
6. City of San Pablo – 2,294 16. Binangonan, Rizal – 1,335
7. City of Lipa – 2,238 17. San Mateo, Rizal – 1,329
8. City of Cabuyao – 2,231 18. Los Baños, Laguna – 1,327
9. City of Santa Rosa – 2,163 19. Nasugbu, Batangas – 1,266
10. City of San Pedro – 2,051 20. General Trias City – 1,253
 CONSEQUENCES OF
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
High risk pregnancy

• Anemia
• Pregnancy-induced
hypertension
• Premature delivery
More likely not to pursue their studies
More likely they will be victims of
domestic violence
Give birth to low birth weight babies
Resort to abortion/suicide
 WHY IS TEENAGE PREGNANCY
HIGH IN CALABARZON REGION?
35.6
have sexual experience
• 36.8%
17.
% • among males
• 34.5% among females 8
28.5 • 35.0% among males
yea
have engaged in pre-marital sex

%
rs
• 22.4% among females

• 17.6 years old for males

old
Influence of technology
-39.5% have text mates they
have not met in person
-33.9% with online friends they
have not met in person
-5.2% have actually engaged in
sex with someone they met thru
text or online
Influence of technology
-45.0% have read pornographic
materials (60.8% among males
and 30.0% among females)
-61.5% have watched x-rated
movies/videos (85.0% among
males and 39.2% among females)
Lack of parental guidance
-Only 11.4% reported having discussed sex
at home
-64.3% preferred their friends of the same
sex as their source of information on sex
and reproduction than medical
professionals (45.9%); their mother
(34.3%); their teachers (28.6%); and their
father (20.8%)
 41.1
%
have no sources of
information on sex at all
ABC TO PREVENT TEENAGE
PREGNANCY

A B C D E
Do not
Abstain. Be Consult an
drink or do
Educate
faithful. adult drugs. yourself.
 UNAHIN ang
PAG-AARAL…
PILIIN ang
PANGARAP,
HUWAG IPAGPALIT sa
SANDALING SARAP!
BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO
ENGAGE IN PRE-
MARITAL SEX, THINK OF
YOUR FUTURE.
SAY NO TO
TEENAGE
PREGNANCY!
MARAMING
SALAMAT PO
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