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Western Mindanao State University

Diplahan external Studies Unit

Poblacion Diplahan Zamboanga Sibugay

TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Martinez,Meriame B.

Mandag, Alina Joy C.

Santinlo, Jesiemel

Batchelor of Elementary Education

March 2019
TEENAGE PREGNANCY

A Research

Presented to

Roland D. Agraviador

Instructor

English III

In Partial fulfillment of the Requirement for the

Degree of Elementary Education Major in General Education.

By:

Martinez,Meriame B.

Mandag,Alina Joy C.

Santinlo,Jessiemel

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Abstract

Researcher

Martinez,Meriame B.

Mandag, Alina Joy C.

Santinlo, Jesiemel

TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Teen age pregnancy and motherhood was something normal along human history, but in
the present society there are widely recognized the girls’ need and right to continue their
education, to achieve financial independence. Adolescence is a period when maturation is not
complete yet and young people often give proof of ignorance on sexual activity or intimate
responsiblity. Pregnancy in adolescence is primarily a social "plague", which can have serious
medical consequences.In our country, there are about 27.000 births to teenagers every year, plus
about 700 births to girls aged up to 15. Other aproximately 14.000 teenagers who become
pregnant choose to discontinue it and 40% of girls are today 14 years old will become pregnant
at least once before reaching 20, according to a study of the organization “Save the Children” in
“Child’s abuse and neglect”(2000).Giving birth to teenager in Romania ranks us as second in
Europe after Great Britain and on the third place to abortion after GB and France, shows the
failure of sexual health education in Romania and the earlier sexualization of young generation.
We believe the study is important because teenage pregnancy is social problem due to the
implications deriving from the mother’s status; psychologically immature, without professional
skills, pregnant teens face multiple risks

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researcher would like to express their deepest gratitude and warmest thanks to the
following persons who contributed much in the success of this study.
The success of this accomplishment won’t be possible without the help of the people
whom we depend on on.We sincerely express our appreciation and gratitude to our
family,brothers and sisters with their unfading support.

Also to our beloved instructor Mr.Roland D. Agraviador for his valuable guidance to
complete this compilation.

Above all,to the Almighty Father who enlightened and guided us to fulfilled our
research paper.Thanks are due for without Him,this piece of work would not have been made
possible.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
TITLE PAGE i
ABSTRACT ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
CHAPTER I
1. INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Theoretical Background
Conceptual Framework
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the study
Scope and limitation of the study
Operational Definition of terms
CHAPTER II
2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE/STUDIES
Related Literature
Related Studies
CHAPTER III
3. METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH
Locate of the study
Respondents of the study
Data Gathering Procedure
Bibliography

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents the background of the study, theoretical/conceptual framework,


statement of the problem, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study and
operational definition of terms.
Background of the Study

Teenage pregnancy is one of the major factors that affect populations growth in the
Phillippines.It is considered as one of the major problems of the government is facing today.
According to the Government statistics records, teenage pregnancy cases rise up to 70% over 10
years only.

Teenage pregnancy is a serious issue in our society today where people become pregnant
because they are not informed. Most teens get pregnant because they want to know what it feels
like to raise a child or because they see others with children and they find cute and want them to
themselves. Teenage pregnancy affects over millions of young teens.

These pregnancies are planned but almost 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned.
Teenage pregnancy refers to adolescent girls, usually within the ages 13-19 who haven’t reached
legal adulthood, who become pregnant. Research and statistics show that most of these girls that
become teen moms are more likely to become financially unstable, drop out of school, have no
or low qualifications, and live in poor housing conditions.

Teenage pregnancy is one of the largest socially controversial issues. Teenage


pregnancies have become such a global issue that is not as shocking when another young girl
reveals that she is expecting at such a young age.

Theoretical Background

Existing indicators for points of development are noted as are future areas of research
adolescence, conceptual framework, early adolescence, very young adolescence introduction
adolescence is frequently divided into three stages: early, middle, and late. Some experts believe
that teenage girls frequently enter into sexual relationships when what they are seeking is
acceptance, approval, and love. Similar findings by Lloyd have reinforced the value of educating
adolescent girls with a priority to focus on those in the early adolescent sizing the literature we
see four core school factors as key to early adolescent development and health Open of teenage
substantiating the teenage of affection and supervision of parents’ leads to the teenage girl’s
getting pregnant. Maximum number of teenage girls opts for sex out of enjoyment that results in
m to interact with opposite sex and spend considerable amount of time with them in seclusion. In
this paper, we propose a conceptual framework that is intended to guide future research, policy,
and programming for young people as they make the transition into is a set of premises that
guide our work.

Conceptual Framework

Lower
Educational

Teenage
Pregnancy
early
lack of marriage
awarness before legal
age

Statement of the Problem

This study answers the following questions.

1. At what age did you become sexually active?

2. What is your current situation with pregnancy?

3. Was the pregnancy planned?

4. Did you ever think of aborting the baby?


5. As a teen aged mother, how would you plan to support your child’s financial needs?

Significance of the Study

The result of the study would encourage…

To school because this can serve as empirical data where suggestion of teenage
pregnancy in the community can be taken.
To society it could orient family members on how teenage pregnancy can affect the
family most especially the teens.
To students who still are at school because it will give them information about the cause
and possible effects of teenage pregnancy to their studies ones they got pregnant.

Scope and Limitations

This investigation is conducted to determine the rate of teen age adolescents that is
engaged in teenage pregnancy. This way, we could determine the status and profile of the
teenage indulged in teenage pregnancy. The aspects looked into were the qualitative information
of number of adolescents in teenage pregnancy but also the increasing population of our society.

Operational definition of terms

 Teenage Pregnancy - refers to any pregnancy women that took place between the aged
13-19 years old.
 Adolescents – involves to a female who become pregnant at the early age between 13-19
years old.

Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE/STUDIES


This chapter presents some articles about the teenage pregnancy in which adolescent
girls, usually within the ages 13-19 who haven’t reached legal adulthood, who become
pregnant. This part deals with the related literature and studies.

Related Literature

From 2000 to 2010, the number of live births by teenage mothers in the Philippines rose
by more than 60 percent, latest data from the National Statistics Office showed.

Another alarming fact is that the number of teenage mothers who gave birth to their second or
third child during their teenage year has increased in the last 10 years. This is according to the
data shown in the press conference in Quezon City by Carmelita Ericta, administrator and civil
registrar general of the National Statistics Office. ( Ime Morales, July 9, 2013) Teenage
preganancy is a global issue and a major contributor to school drop-out among girls. Permanent
expulsion was one of the solutions made for teenage pregnancy but this has been proven
ineffective and unfair to the girls. Now there is a return to school policy where a student is
temporarily dismissed from school due to teenage pregnancy to further pursue their
education.(Okeyo, 2012)

As stated by Brown and Amankwaa (2007) “As more female college students are involved in
sexual relationships their risk of conception increases. However, when pregnancy occurs it is
only the woman who bears the burden and risk of the pregnancy and in most cases child care.“
often these types of pregnancy are unplanned or planned caring for a child becomes a full time
job. Having a child while being a student becomes stressful because child rearing consumes time
and energy, with a few exeptions the women are the primary care giver of the child. ( Hofferth,
Reid, & Mott, 2001 as cited by Brown &Amankwaa, 2007). According to Kidwell (2004),
rearing a child while being s full-time student may be daunting and difficult however, it will be
easier if she has a partner or a family member who can help her in taking care of the child.

With the increase of higher education students, 10% of this population areparents or mothers
who are hoping to give their children a better future and attending to their needs through
receiving a degree. These nontraditional students are often Student Mothers and should be given
special attention because aside from their role as student they are also mothers and care givers at
home. Many see or consider their families a hindrance to their education which is wrong they
should see it as a motivator because primarily, Student mother go back to studying because they
want to provide for their child. (Wilsey, 2013)

When pregnant students and student mothers are expected to subordinate their needs and desires
to those of their children and families, they are forced to grapple with the conflicting roles of
motherhood and studentship (Berg &Mamhute, 2013). Brown &Amankwaa, (2007) stated that
parenting is a very stressful and some women cannot handle all the tasks involved especially the
first time mothers and need help or assistance from the people around them. Although having
someone help the mother is good but the expectation of receiving support after giving birth to a
baby often causes Stressors that may lead to depression during postpartum period. Many student
mothers have expressed feelings of guilt, worry and inadequacy in both as a student and as a
mother.( Thompson, 2004)

Though not always does being a student mother have negative effect, it also has positive effects.
Story (1999), as cited by Brown &Amankwaa (2007), has found out that student mothers are
more responsible than those of regular students. He has seen that girls who were irresponsible
before pregnancy has become more responsible after pregnancy and ismore less likely to drop
out of College than the regular students.

For women who juggle family and student responsibilities, the lack of time is one of the major
issues faced. (Liversidge, 2004) Many student mothers use different coping strategies to adjust to
their situation. As stated by Grohman (2009), student mothers depend on time management to
handle the many different tasks of a student mother. Another coping cited by
Grohman&Renelamn (2009) is managing tasks to handle the things needed to be done as both
student and a mother as well as emotional and physical support from both the partner and parents
of the student mother.

Okey (2012) has said student-mothers go through a number of challenges as they live double
lives as mothers and students.

Chapter III
METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH

In this study a qualitative exploratory design was used, allowing the researchers to get an
in-depth understanding of the socio-educational problems faced by Student Mothers. Qualitative
research has the advantage of uncovering the lived experiences of individuals by enabling them
to interpret and attribute meaning to their experiences and in the process construct their worlds
(Merriam and Simpson 2000, as cited in Berg &Mamhute, 2013)

Locate of the Study

The locate for the present study was conducted to selected adolescents from
Diplahan,Zamboanga Sibugay.

Data Gathering Procedure

Prior to data gathering, the researcher prepared an informed consent letter to be given to
the respondents of the study, voluntary participation was highly emphasized in the letter of
consent.

The data-gathering procedure was done in a form of one-to-one interview in which the researcher
took written notes. All interviews were tape recorded. The interviews were informal and open
ended, and carried out in a conversational style.

Chapter III

Methodology of Research

This chapter presents , research locale, the respondents, data gathering tools, the scoring
procedure and findings of the result in the foregoing study.

Locale of the study

This study was be conducted at Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay. This municipality was be
purposively chosen because of its accessibility to the researcher in gathering data for the reason
that this municipality is very near in our places and the researcher is concerned of the teenagers
who get pregnant in the locality and are often the topics of the bystanders and acquaintances of
the respondent who are affected with the sudden twist of their life situation.

Respondent of the study

The respondents of this study would be selected teenage students and out of school youth
who got pregnant. They were chosen to provide vital information about the effects of teenage
pregnancy to their educational development. These respondents were selected to generate
information of the effects of teenage pregnancy and to the family, community, peers and the
church denomination where they are affiliated.

The respondents of the study are those whose ages range from 12 to 19 years old who
got pregnant while still in school. Data about the respondents can be obtained from health
centers, hospital, inquiries from friends and neighbours, and Municipal Social Welfare
Development or (MSWD) office.

Data gathering procedure

The researcher sought permission from the health centers in Diplahan, Zamboanga
Sibugay to be given pertinent data of teenage pregnancy cases for year 2010 to 2019. Further
the office of the Municipal Social Welfare Development (MSWD) was requested to give
information regarding cases of teenage pregnancy in the municipality.

Inquiries from barangay officials, friends,, neighbours and relatives were also be
considered in the possible search for respondents.

Once the researcher has identified a qualified respondent, she will personally approached
the target respondent and explain to her the study that the researcher is presently doing. The
researcher also explained to her that her cooperation mean a lot for the success of the said study.

Results of Findings
This study presents the results of finding.

Specifically this study sought to answer the following questions:

1. At what age did the teenager become sexually active?

The result is quite alarming since the findings showed that many of the respondents are
still in their prime age and for those respondents who became pregnant while still in school, this
would mean that they are just beginning to enjoy and experience their teenage life. Based on the
record that we got from MSWD (2019),that teenager sexually active at the age of 14.

2. What is the current situation of teen age pregnancy?

The studies shown that teenager who got pregnant will most likely be hampered as they will
concentrate their attention to their new situation in life-taking care of the babies.

4. Was the pregnancy planned?

Based on our interviews from selected teenagers , they wouldn’t know what was all about
pregnancy planned , at their young age they are too innocent about planning.

5. As teen aged mother, how they would plan to support their child’s financial needs?

One of the biggest concerns as a young parent is around money to care for their child and
for their self. Knowing what their main expenses will be such as food, clothing, housing,
transport, child care and health and where to get financial support can help thier to manage
these expenses and reduce stress.

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