Teenage Pregnancies Are Often Associated With Social Development Issues Such As Lack of Sufficient Education and Poverty

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Rationale of the Study
Teenage pregnancy has been a worldwide issue that needs to be confronted to
mitigate the problem the problems of maternal adolescent childbearing, especially in
the third world
countries. This often results to single parenthood which catalyzes conditions that
renders the mother to become irresponsible. Teenage Pregnancies are often associated
with social development issues such as lack of sufficient education and poverty.
It has become a national epidemic, partly because more and more teenagers who
give birth decide to keep and raise their children. There is a great cost to individuals,
families and society when children have children of their own. Adolescents lack
knowledge of access to conventional methods of preventing pregnancy, as they may be
afraid to seek such information or be ignorant on the effects and consequences of
falling pregnant; keeping the baby; terminating their pregnancy; contraction of viruses
and even diseases.
The major goal of this study is to give awareness to the students. Teenage
pregnancy has two aspects, and both could occur concurrently within the same
country, whether developed or developing. On the one hand, high teenage pregnancy
rates may result from the culturally sanctioned practice of early marriage and early
marital childbearing, and on the other, from premarital intercourse and unintended
pregnancy. Research evidence points to a shift in behaviors among young people in

patterns of sexual activity such that early childbearing is becoming more a
consequence of early intercourse. This is more often true in urban than in rural areas.
Pregnancy at an early age is risky for the mother and the baby. Maternal
conditions in adolescents cause 13% of all deaths and 23% of all Disability Adjusted
Life Years (DALYs) (overall burden of disease due to pregnancy and childbirth
among women of all ages).
The Philippines teenage pregnancy rate has increased by 60% in the year 2000-
2010, according to the Philippine National Statistics Office. This is very alarming.
Teenage pregnancy often occurs between the ages of 15-19 years old, often in this age
the girls are still studying. A high teenage pregnancy rate contributes to high
population growth as teenage mothers will have considerably longer
exposure to the risk of pregnancy than those who enter into marital unions at
a later age.
Teenage pregnancy affects about 6% of Filipino girls. That sounds like a small
number but is the second highest rate in Southeast Asia based on Save the Children’s
Global Childhood Report from 2019. An estimated 538 babies are born to Filipino
teenage mothers EVERY SINGLE DAY, according to the Philippine Statistical
Authority from 2017.
The adolescent pregnancy epidemic in the Philippines has been acknowledged as
one of the worst in the Western Pacific Region with a recent prevalence of 13.6%
among 15–19 year olds. The total number of this phenomenon is increasing each year.
Philippines is one of the Asian countries which shares similar situation. In a study
conducted by the National Demographic and Health Survey in 2013, one out of every
young Filipino women age 15 to 19 is already a mother or pregnant with a first child.
Significance of the Study
The results of the study will then be beneficial to the following persons and
institutions:
Students: They will gain deeper understanding about teenage pregnancy and most
importantly for them to learn about the experiences of being a teenage mom.
Parents: This helps to guide and give awareness to their children about teenage
pregnancy.
Teachers: This helps them to guide their students about teenage pregnancy.
School: This will provide them an information to promote, enhance understanding and
support to programs concerning to learners such as counseling and seminars.
Researchers: They will broaden their knowledge about the experiences of being a
teenage mother.
Statement of the Problem
This study is to measure the Pregnancy Rate of Senior High Students in Asian
Learning Center Danao Campus S.Y 2021-2022.This study will be conducted in
Asian Learning Center INC. Danao Campus.
Specifically,the study attempted to answer the following questions:
1. What are the demographic profiles of the respondents in term of:
1.1Name
2.2Age
3.3Section
2. What is Pregnancy Rate of Senior High Students in Asian Learning Center INC.-
Danao Campus?
3. What proposed action plan could be than to lessen the Pregnancy Rate of Asian
Learning Center INC. Danao Campus?

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name:
Age:
Status:
Questions: Yes No
1.Is this your first
pregnancy?
2.Was this pregnancy
planned?
3.Does being a teenage
mother so hard?
4. Is there any problem
you been encounter during
your pregnancy?
5.
6.
7.
Theoretical Background
Just like teaching methodology, reading theories have had their shifts and
transitions.
Starting from the resilience view which focused on the printed form of a text and
moving
to the cognitive view that enhanced the role of background knowledge in addition to
what
appeared on the printed page.
According to Michael Rutter (2006), in the resilience view of reading, an
interactive concept that is concerned with the combination of serious risk experiences
and a relatively positive psychological outcome despite those experiences he makes
the point that resilience is more than social competence or positive mental health;
competence must exist with risk to be resilience.

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CHAPTER 1

Rationale of the Study

Teenage pregnancy has been a worldwide issue that needs to be confronted to

mitigate the problem the problems of maternal adolescent childbearing, especially in

the third world

knowledge of access to conventional methods of preventing pregnancy, as they may be

afraid to seek such information or be ignorant on the effects and consequences of

and even diseases.

pregnancy. Research evidence points to a shift in behaviors among young people in

among women of all ages).

population growth as teenage mothers will have considerably longer

teenage mothers EVERY SINGLE DAY, according to the Philippine Statistical

Authority from 2017.

The adolescent pregnancy epidemic in the Philippines has been acknowledged as

support to programs concerning to learners such as counseling and seminars.

Learning Center Danao Campus S.Y 2021-2022.This study will be conducted in

Asian Learning Center INC. Danao Campus.

Specifically,the study attempted to answer the following questions:

1. What are the demographic profiles of the respondents in term of:

Learning Center INC. Danao Campus?

1.Is this your first

2.Was this pregnancy

3.Does being a teenage

4. Is there any problem

you been encounter during

appeared on the printed page.

According to Michael Rutter (2006), in the resilience view of reading, an

and a relatively positive psychological outcome despite those experiences he makes

competence must exist with risk to be resilience.

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