Socio-Economic Status Affecting the Early Teenage Pregnancy
Chapter I
The Problems and its Background
Introduction
National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy says that teenage pregnancy is occurring in an adolescent girl between the ages of 13 to 18. Socioeconomic is one factor in which is the social and economic experiences that help mold one's personality, attitudes, and lifestyle. It can also define regions and neighborhoods. Socioeconomic factors also include the ethnicity, and sense of community. Socioeconomic status is based on family income, parental educational level, parental occupation, and social status in the community. Families with low socioeconomic status often have less success in preparing their young children for school because they typically don’t have access to promote, support young children's development, and provide them with everything they needed. (www.wikipedia.com) Family is another factor. Studies have shown that girls raised in poverty, in single-parent homes, and by parents with lower levels of education are more likely to be pregnant and to be adolescent mothers. The Kids Count in Michigan Data Book states that low income has great risk for adolescent pregnancy. Teenagers who are uneducated about sex are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy. A disturbing number of adolescent mothers have a history of sexual or physical abuse. Rape can directly cause pregnancy in young women which can indirectly increase the risk of adolescent pregnancy. (www.medscape.com) Tens often feel pressure to make friends and fit in with their peers during adolescence. Many times these teens let their friends influence their decision to have sex even though they do not fully understand the consequences associated with it. Teenagers have sex as a way to appear cool and sophisticated, but in some cases it ends up in unplanned teen pregnancy. (www.livestrong.com) Stated by Aureau Walding (2010), teen girls are more likely to get pregnant if they have limited or no guidance
The Problems and its Background
Introduction
National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy says that teenage pregnancy is occurring in an adolescent girl between the ages of 13 to 18. Socioeconomic is one factor in which is the social and economic experiences that help mold one's personality, attitudes, and lifestyle. It can also define regions and neighborhoods. Socioeconomic factors also include the ethnicity, and sense of community. Socioeconomic status is based on family income, parental educational level, parental occupation, and social status in the community. Families with low socioeconomic status often have less success in preparing their young children for school because they typically don’t have access to promote, support young children's development, and provide them with everything they needed. (www.wikipedia.com) Family is another factor. Studies have shown that girls raised in poverty, in single-parent homes, and by parents with lower levels of education are more likely to be pregnant and to be adolescent mothers. The Kids Count in Michigan Data Book states that low income has great risk for adolescent pregnancy. Teenagers who are uneducated about sex are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy. A disturbing number of adolescent mothers have a history of sexual or physical abuse. Rape can directly cause pregnancy in young women which can indirectly increase the risk of adolescent pregnancy. (www.medscape.com) Tens often feel pressure to make friends and fit in with their peers during adolescence. Many times these teens let their friends influence their decision to have sex even though they do not fully understand the consequences associated with it. Teenagers have sex as a way to appear cool and sophisticated, but in some cases it ends up in unplanned teen pregnancy. (www.livestrong.com) Stated by Aureau Walding (2010), teen girls are more likely to get pregnant if they have limited or no guidance