what are the factors that leads to high rate of teenage pregnancy in England

Introduction

Teenage pregnancy refers to a situation in which under age girls usually between the ages of thirteen and seventeen become pregnant . In different parts of the world , the term may vary because definitions of the age of consent or social economic conditions may determine when women are regarded as having reached legal adulthood . For purposes of this special attention shall be given to England

Factors that lead to high rate of teenage pregnancy in England

England has recorded the highest pregnancy rate in Western Europe and this has attracted a

lot of government attention to the issue . Policy strategies have indicated that some of the factors causing teenage pregnancy include the lack of opportunity , deprivation , reception of mixed sexual messages and lack of knowledge about contraception . While all the latter factors may be instrumental in determining teenage pregnancy in England , some factors are more consequential than others (Cunnington , 2001

Most teenage pregnancies are usually unplanned . In England , a number of teenagers who had ever engaged in sex were asked why they decided to do so claimed that they were pressured into the act . Consequently , one can assert that Peer pressure is an important factor in determining why some people may choose to have sex and this may eventually lead to early pregnancy

The issue of contraception has been the subject of debate especially in the English context . The most obvious assumption may be that teenagers have very little information about conventional methods of preventing pregnancy and this may...