Teen Pregnancy in the U.S.

Running head : TEEN PREGNANCY

Teen Pregnancy in the U .S (name (school (professor (subject

Abstract

Teen pregnancy is a significant medical and social problem in the United States . Almost one million adolescents every year become pregnant at massive costs to the society , themselves and their children . The primary treatment and solution to the problem of teen pregnancy is prevention Family , school , physician and other groups should address sexual activity to the teenager in the same approach that they would talk regarding other constant behaviours , such as sleeping or eating . Lack of

br communication and education are commonly the explanations why teenage girls get pregnant

Teen Pregnancy in the U .S

Introduction

Teenage pregnancy is a social problem causing impact on family , mother baby as well as society . In the western industrialized world , the United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births . Teen pregnancy costs the country no less than 7 billion each year (The National Campaign , n .d . Over 4 out of 10 adolescent females become pregnant once before they reach 20 years old that is almost one million annually (The National Campaign , n .d . Roughly 46 percent or almost half of all 15 to 19-year-olds in the country experienced sex at least once (Guttmacher , 2006 , n .p . Nevertheless , teens in the United States are waiting longer to have sex than they did in the past . In 2002 approximately 13 percent of females aged 15 to 19 had sex prior to reaching the age of 15 , as compared with 19 percent in 1995 (Guttmacher 2006 , n .p . Despite the longer period of waiting , a considerable number of teens in the country are still very much exposed to the risk of pregnancy . If the United States is truly worried about the welfare of infants , children and teenagers , the people must move beyond the moral denial and fright that frequently alter the discussion on the problem

Etiology

Teen pregnancy is a significant medical and social problem in the United States . The problem 's etiology is complicated , and the solutions are not readily perceptible . Teenage pregnancy is widespread in all socioeconomic levels , and the factors contributing it vary . Such factors may consist of ignorance on the subject of contraception and sexuality rebellion against parental control , increasing sexual doings at a young age , and a longing to break out an unhappy family situation and to fulfil emotional needs not provided by the family

The lack of education on protected sex either from schools , parents , or elsewhere , is believed to be the foremost cause of the enduring problem on teenage pregnancy (Miller , 2006 , n .p . A number of teenagers are not informed regarding the means of birth control and how to deal with peers who force them into having sex before they are prepared . These factors very well contribute to the higher possibility of teen pregnancy

Prevalence

In the United States the rates of teen pregnancy are much higher as compared in any other developed countries . The rate is twice as high as...