Is teen pregnancy 100% prevenable?
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Teen pregnancy rates have declined significantly in recent decades due to teens being more aware of pregnancy prevention methods and having greater access to birth control and sexual education resources. The document cites statistics showing drops of 19% for Hispanic teens and 34% for white teens in teen birth rates since 1990. While teen pregnancy is not completely preventable, factors like increased abstinence education for 25% of teens and greater knowledge of contraception have contributed to lower rates.
Is teen pregnancy 100% prevenable?
- 1. By: Cassandra Hronek IS TEEN PREGNANCY 100% PREVENABLE?
- 3. HOW? TEENS ARE NOT WANTING TO BE PARENTS ANYMORE, THEY RELIZED THEY WANT TO BE A TEEN STILL. THE GOVERNMENT, AUTHORITY, AND YOUR PARENTS HAS TAKEN ACTION TO HELP PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY.
- 4. WHO? TEENS BEING MORE AWARE CAUSE OF PARENTS, AUTHOIRTIES, AND THE GOV. 19% OF HISPANIC RACE HAS DROPPED SINCE 1990 34% OF WHITE TEENS HAS DROPPED SINCE 1990
- 5. WHAT HAS CHANGED? TEENS NOT HAVING AS MANY BABIES THE BIRTH CONTROLE AWARENESS HAS SKY ROCKETED. THE AVILIBILITY TO GET HELP HAS ALSO SKY ROCKETED. EVEN SOME TO JUST TALK TO.
- 7. FACTS! 2010 TOTAL OF 367,752 INFANTS BORN TO WOMEN IN 15-19 YEARS OF AGE BIRTH RATES FELL 12% FOR TEENS 15-17 AND 9% FOR TEENS 18-19 FEWER MALES ARE LESS EDCUATED IN BIRTH CONTROLE, AND ALL PARTS OF SEX.
- 8. FACTS! MANY SEXUALLY EXPERIENCED TEENS DO NOT GET THE CONCEPTIVE INSTROCTION ABOUT 25% OF ALL TEENS GET ABSTANCE INSTRUCTIONS TO THEM. JUST UNDER 1/3 OF ALL AMERICAN GIRLS GET PREGNANT 750,000 PREGNANT TEENS
- 9. FACTS! MORE THAN 2/3 OF TEEN MOMS WILL NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL PREGNANCY RATE HAS DROPPED 40% SINCE 1990 TEENS ARE LESS SEXUALLY ACTIVE (AGE 18-19) 41% STATED THEY KNEW LITTLE TO NOTHING ABOUT COMDOMS.
- 10. SOURCES. CDC.GOV GOTMATCHER.ORG PREGNANTTEENHELP.ORG GOOGLE YAHOO BING