Adolescent Pregnancy: Prevention Levels

Based on the cross-contextual analysis and evidence, adolescent pregnancy seems to be a glaring issue. This is due to the fact, that all statistical findings point to the same direction: expressions practiced among the ethnic/racial groups towards the issue. Therefore, will provide analysis on the external factors: programs, policies, and social conditions in the following

Through this paper I will explain teen pregnancy issues and how it affects our teens and their children. I will discuss the physical/ emotional, medical and financial strain placed on teenage parents. Teen pregnancy can affect everyone in different ways. I will also so explain some programs to help with teen pregnancy.

The healthy people are apart of the foundation for many federal prevention initiatives. I decided to look at the federal teen pregnancy prevention initiative. This initiative provides grant funding to support teen pregnancy prevention approaches and demonstration projects to test innovative strategies. Their goals for this program include reducing the rates of pregnancies and births to youth in the target areas, increasing youth access to evidence-based and evidence-informed programs to prevent teen pregnancy, increasing connections to community-based clinical services, and educating stakeholders about effective strategies to reduce teen pregnancy (healthypeople.gov). There are three government offices that are connected to the teen pregnancy

Then, following connecting the causes and responses to teenage pregnancy and parenthood, the validity and effectiveness of the policy responses will be assessed. Successes and shortcomings will be considered, along with suggestions as to what policy and structural changes would be more advantageous. Finally, this paper will conclude that teen pregnancy is a structural issue not individual one, if it can even be considered an issue at all. Policy changes alone will not be sufficient, as social and economic disadvantage does not go away if one doesn’t get pregnant. Instead, it involves targeting societal values at their root, which is not socially or economically as simple as just introducing reports and growing a social panic largely against those who already face many obstacles.

Teenage pregnancy is a major issue socially, economically, and emotionally. Especially in the United states where rates are astoundingly high. In "Politicians, Teen's and Birth control by Nicholas Kristof "and "Teens and Sex in Europe from the advocates for youth organization" the issues surrounding teenage pregnancy was addressed. Comparison's were shown between the US and other countries' approach toward such a delicate matter.

In 2009, there was 39.1 teens (15-19) birth rate in every 1000 which was lowest. Younger teens from the age group of 15-17 also declined 7 percent from 2008 to 2009 which was significantly low since 2001. There was also decline in older teens from the age group of 18-19by 6 percent which was also a record breaking rate since 1971-72. Among this age group, birth rates in whites was 46.1, blacks 97.5,, and Asian Pacific teens was 25.7 per 1000. The program has been effective in using contraceptives effectively and educated about sex education. (Kraft, S.

Health care professionals need to recognize the factors that may eventually increase the number of teen pregnancies even though their state may not be one of the leading numbers of teenage pregnancy. This is the main principle of prevention. The three levels of prevention can be applied to pregnancy prevention. “Primary prevention consists mainly of activities to keep people healthy before onset of disease” (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008, p. 907). The “disease” in the case of pregnancy is more of a state of being than a disease but can be applied the same. The beginning of this level of prevention will begin with assessment of risk behavior and intervention of education on how to avoid pregnancy, mostly though behavior (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). So like mentioned above, if there are risk factors that a client has including a single parent home, the nurse can be aware that he or she may be more likely to become pregnant at a young age and provide he or she with the most appropriate interventions and education. Education at this stage of prevention can be methods to prevent from becoming pregnant including use of contraceptive pills, condoms, etc. These interventions can help reduce the client’s risk of getting pregnant. This may also be education that is provided, not only to the person who may get

Community care differs from the typical medical care. Medical care aims to manage diseases and or curing ailments. Community care aims to promote health and disease prevention. Improving well-being through allocated resources results in health promotion within the community. Disease prevention is often described in three levels. The levels are primary prevention activities, secondary prevention activities, and tertiary prevention activities. Primary prevention activities tries to prevent a problem before it occurs, such as immunizations. Secondary prevention activities is geared towards early detection. For example, screening for a sexually transmitted disease. Tertiary prevention activities tries to correct and prevent worsening of a disease.

The methods used, or levels of health promotion are classified into primary, secondary, and tertiary health promotion. Each levels of health promotion attempts to stop the disease from affecting, detecting the disease early to avoid progression or symptoms, or limit the impact of disease that is already diagnosed. According to Encyclopedia of Public Health, the primary health promotion mainly aimed at disease prevention to completely avoid the suffering, cost and burden of sickness before the onset of illness. Some of the example of the primary level of health promotion and prevention are health education, immunizations, and physical fitness programs at schools. In the book of

Primary intervention relates to activities directed at preventing a problem before it occurs by reducing exposure for susceptible individuals (Nies & McEwen, 2015).

A big part of our society believes that women, especially poor women, should act responsibly and delay parenthood until they can financially afford it. In fact, for a good part of our society poor women should find the way to be able to support their children without government help. And here is the question that a good amount of people ask: Why do these women continue to bring more children to this world if they don’t have the means to support them?

It is generally accepted that the majority of teen births are a result of accidental pregnancies. Even with the fact that this subject received much attention in the recent years, it is very difficult for society to understand what influences some teenagers in taking an important step in such matters. The environment that an individual lives in is apparently essential when considering the strategy that the respective person is going to employ with the purpose of resolving the 'problem'.

Teen pregnancy is a very controversial social issue and the vast majority of Americans consider the outrageous rate of teen pregnancies a severe issue, certainly a problematic occurrence that is believed to be a moral decline in our country. Teenagers are physiologically capable of reproducing but not emotionally or financially prepared to be parents at such a tender age. Through various research studies a plethora of determinants has pin pointed teens unprecedented pregnancies. One cause of this problem is the apparent indication of social separation or disadvantage. Within this issue you would find poverty, single parent households, educational disadvantages on the parents behalf, a lack family/parental support, and unemployment. A child’s educational performance, inappropriate sexual acts, and inferior apprehensions about their futures play a vital role in teen pregnancies as well. Amongst the listed disadvantages the three that take precedent are lacks of family communication, sexual abuse, and poverty. Furthermore, teen mothers do not fit the ideal ideology of the normative scheduling of motherhood, therefore, ultimately resulting in negative consequences for them and society. What needs to be understood is, as to why the numbers of teens are becoming parents at such a vernal age.

Teenage pregnancies are often associated with an increased rate of delinquent behaviors including alcohol and substance abuse. To begin with, majority of them belong to the low income group. To prevent this dilemma, there are some preventions that can reduce the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy. Firstly, parents must keep them at home with an intact family set-up, secondly, they must keep them at school, third, keep talking to them, and lastly, they must keep them morally and

Also it is necessary to mention that the most disastrous trend of early pregnancy is the single parenthood. Young fathers often can’t handle such situation, feeling themselves drowning and leaves off teenage girl. As a result a baby borns to unwed teenage mom and starts his life with odds against him. The young mother is not able to get through high school and it may leads to long-term unemployment or job that is poorly paid. Such situation put young girl under the financial pressure and makes her dependent on parents support. It is evident that parents would never turn their back but teens should not rely on them and place an emphasis on prevention before the early pregnancy will change their life.