Effects of teenage pregnancy on education
2001 aug 1;154(3): of teenage pregnancy on educational disabilities in uieva rv1, carter rl, ariet m, roth j, mahan cs, resnick information1yale university, school of medicine, new haven, ct, ctteenage pregnancies have become a public health issue because of their observed negative effects on perinatal outcomes and long-term morbidity. The association of young maternal age and long-term morbidity is usually confounded, however, by the high prevalence of poverty, low level of education, and single marital status among teenage mothers. The authors assess the independent effect of teenage pregnancy on educational disabilities and educational problems in a total population of children who entered kindergarten in florida in 1992--1994 and investigate how controlling for potentially confounding factors affects the relation between teenage pregnancies and poor outcome. When no other factors are taken into account, children of teenage mothers have significantly higher odds of placement in certain special education classes and significantly higher occurrence of milder education problems, but when maternal education, marital status, poverty level, and race are controlled, the detrimental effects disappear and even some protective effects are observed. Hence, the increased risk for educational problems and disabilities among children of teenage mothers is attributed not to the effect of young age but to the confounding influences of associated sociodemographic factors. In contrast to teen age, older maternal age has an adverse effect on a child's educational outcome regardless of whether other factors are controlled for or : 11479185 [indexed for medline] sharepublication types, mesh termspublication typesresearch support, non-u. 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Through recent research, it has been recognized that pregnancy and childbirth have a significant impact on educational outcomes of teen age 22, only around 50 percent of teen mothers have received a high school diploma and only 30 percent have earned a general education development (ged) certificate, whereas 90 percent of women who did not give birth during adolescence receive a high school about 10 percent of teen mothers complete a two- or four-year college fathers have a 25 to 30 percent lower probability of graduating from high school than teenage boys who are not en who are born to teen mothers also experience a wide range of problems. Birth as a teen; unemployed or underemployed as a young immediate and long-lasting effects continue for teen parents and their children even after adjusting for the factors that increased the teen’s risk for pregnancy—e. Growing up in poverty, having parents with low levels of education, growing up in a single-parent family, and having low attachment to and performance in pregnancy costs u. Taxpayers about $11 billion per year due to increased health care and foster care, increased incarceration rates among children of teen parents, and lost tax revenue because of lower educational attainment and income among teen mothers. 1 centers for disease control and prevention (cdc), 2011; hoffman & maynard, 20082 hoffman & maynard, 20083 covington, peters, sabia, & price, 2011; fletcher & wolfe, 20124 cdc, 2011c; hoffman & maynard, 20085 cdc, 2011b6 national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy, 20117 hoffman & maynard, resources on this awards teen pregnancy prevention program : estimates of contraceptive need among currently sexually active, uninsured s: teen pregnancy prevention program evaluation findings (fy 2010-2014). 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E pregnancy is a serious issue that may seriously impact the future of a young woman. Any teen pregnancy will be a challenge as teens typically lack skills needed to handle a pregnancy and motherhood. They may also have ongoing medical issues and behavioral l complications often occur in pregnant teenagers, according to the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry. Complications that may occur during a teen pregnancy include anemia, toxemia, high blood pressure, placenta previa and premature birth of the baby. Ongoing medical care is crucial to prevent these complications from threatening the pregnancy and the mother's well being. Teenager may suffer an emotional crisis if she becomes pregnant and does not want the baby.
Effects of teenage pregnancy on society
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I also wish to acknowledge the officers at the district education office embu district, the schools’ head teachers and their guidance & counseling teachers and students who made it possible for me to obtain the you all for making it possible for me to obtain this final of tables & figures. Illustration in percentages of the girls already engaging sex with partners of different gh considerable attention has been paid to the prevalence of adolescence childbearing in kenya today, few studies have focused on the educational consequences of the schoolgirl pregnancy. Using data collected in selected schools in embu municipality, this study examines the factors associated with schoolgirl pregnancy as well as the likelihood of school dropout and subsequent re-enrollment of schoolgirls who become analysis is derived from the data collected from secondary schoolgirls, education officials and teachers on factors that predispose girls to pregnancy, the extent to which teenage pregnancy contributes to school dropout and the eventual levels of re-admission. Question is then raised on what other factors would be causing these girls to drop out of school other than just the pregnancy. However, poverty, cultural practices and peer pressure are among the factors assumed to be predisposing girls to pregnancy from the findings of this study, while these factors in themselves would also cause dropouts. In addition, some studies have shown that few adolescents use contraceptives and are at risk of pregnancy (kiragu, 1991; mccauley and salter, 1995; kiragu & zabin, 1995). Reported in the december 2000 edition brief of the national association of state boards of education (nasbe), in the developed countries such as the usa, early parenthood is seen to be adding a great burden to the already challenging navigation of adolescence. Research reports also indicate that the united states records the highest teen birth rates in the industrialized world, twice as high as that of the united kingdom which is the developed nation with the second highest rate of teen pregnancy (the national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy, 1997). The educational stakes are also very high for young parents in the developed countries whereas a high percentage of young mothers drop out of school, making early motherhood the number one reason for dropping out of school among young girls in these africa, especially the sub-saharan africa countries, there are concerns about high rates of pregnancy-related school dropouts, also leading to the reported gender disparities in education in the developing world (mensch et. Schoolgirls who become pregnant have fewer opportunities to complete their education after childbirth and have fewer opportunities for socioeconomic advancement. Among policy makers and even the media, pregnancy is increasingly being mentioned as a reason for premature school leaving in the region. Anyone who has lived or travelled in africa and read the local papers is familiar with the attention given to “schoolgirl pregnancy”- a term which draws attention to the risks schoolgirls face when they stay in school beyond the age of sexual maturity (lloyd & mensch, 2005). Because girls who dropped out of school due to pregnancy usually never returned to school to complete their education after childbirth, their opportunities for socioeconomic advancement are limited. On the other hand, boys who get the girls pregnant do not face the same african governments have also included family life education programs in their school curriculum in an attempt to educate adolescents about the consequences and responsibilities associated with sexual activity.
The high rates of schoolgirl pregnancies suggest that these family life programs have their shortcomings and indicate that educational policies should be used not only to reduce the incidence of schoolgirl pregnancies but also to assist pregnant schoolgirls to complete their -garbrah (1985a:22-23) writes: “the plight of pregnant schoolgirls in africa is particularly wrenching. They must either terminate their pregnancy by taking recourse in abortion in order to continue their education, or drop out of school either on their own volition or on pain of threatened official expulsion….. When girls drop out of school because of pregnancy, their future socio-economic prospects are significantly reduced. Than the health problems associated with teenage pregnancy, it can also affect the girl’s future by delaying or terminating education, decreasing the chance of education beyond high school and increasing the chances of a poor marriage, unemployment or a low paying job. It is also noted that rather than pregnancy causing girls to drop out of school, other factors such as the lack of social and economic opportunities for girls and women in general as well as the domestic demands placed on them, coupled with the gender inequities of the education system, may result in unsatisfactory school experiences, poor academic performance and an acquiescence in or endorsement for early kenya, the youth population with young people between ages 15 – 19 is large, accounting for 25% of the population of the country. The challenges are serious such that many young people especially young girls are leaving school early due to pregnancy. It is important to note that most of the kenyan young girls in this age bracket are still pursuing education in secondary schools and the pregnancies at this very age definitely interfere with their education efforts at that level. The introduction of free primary school education by the kenya government has also led to increased numbers of school enrolment including those already in the sexually active age groups. A growth in the percentage of girls attending school after puberty inevitably leads to a rise in the risk of pregnancy among students being that they are already sexually the fluidity of the traditional african marriage process, the onset of sexual relations and childbearing prior to formalizing a union was not unknown in kenya in the past (meekers 1992). The rapid expansion in education has led, however, to an increasing association in the public mind between premarital sexual activity, childbearing and schoolgirl ’s education policy also fully embraces the “education for all” notion irrespective of sex, religion, ethnic and social background, economic status and color. The ministry of education endeavors to eliminate gender disparities and promote social equity through provision of basic education to all, including females (moe 1998:55). Of the ministry’s strategies to meet educational objectives is to increase the course completion rate through reduction of dropout rates. The ministry is fully aware that the dropout rate for girls is higher than that of boys and also that pregnancy and subsequent drop out of the girls from school contributes to the very disparities the educational policy seeks to eliminate. The statistics on school drop out of the teenage mothers in kenya reveal that the problem has been demanding urgent solution. 1 problem statement:Teenage pregnancy has a direct implication on school dropout among girls and a subsequent contributor to the disparities experienced in the education of both girls and boys. A number of studies concur that many young women drop out of school as a result of pregnancy (gyepi-grabrah, 1985a). Whereas there have been issues raised with regard to teenage pregnancy and its subsequent influence on school dropouts, the literature available is really not about schoolgirl pregnancy at all, but instead on the relationship between school exit and subsequent childbearing. The widespread perception is also that girls who become pregnant and drops out may have to accept a low-paid job, enter a premature marriage, or become the head of an impoverished household, relying on meager assistance from her family and the child’s study seeks to establish the extent to which teenage pregnancy contributes to school dropout among girls in embu municipality. What are the levels of school drop outs in embu municipality due to teenage pregnancy? 6 justification of the study:Early sexual debut and premarital sex are increasingly common features of female adolescence in kenya - putting girls at the risk of unwanted pregnancy and even infections such as sexually transmitted infections and hiv/aids. Except in qualitative studies, the simultaneous decisions related to pregnancy and leaving school are rarely examined. In particular, if a girl gives a reason other than pregnancy for discontinuing her education, whether she is also pregnant at the time she leaves school is rarely taken into account. Particularly for those who give such dominant concerns as financial issues, family obligations, or lack of interest in school, a pregnancy may serve as an unacknowledged catalyzing force for timing of school ’ dropping out of school due to pregnancy is a prevalent issue as reported in most schools in kenya and this makes the issue of pregnancy as a reason for school dropout a subject worth investigating. Pregnancy as a factor in some of the dropouts may be downplayed, likewise the girls who mention pregnancy as their reason for leaving school may be influenced by their family’s financial situation or by potential care giving arrangements that will be available after the child is born.
These factors may be significant in determining how a schoolgirl reacts to pregnancy and whether she will resume her education after her child is reports also show that an estimated 13,000 girls drop out of school every year due to pregnancy. With all the uncertainties pointed out here, it is evident that the issue of teenage pregnancy as a reason for school dropout among school girls is an area worth investigating; singling out the influence that teenage pregnancy has on schoolgirl dropout and the extent to which it is felt. 7 significance of the study:As already seen above on the justification, the outcome of this very important study has provided a more precise understanding of how teenage pregnancy influences school dropout and how that affects the education of the girl child in this particular region, the causes of teenage pregnancy as well as the possible remedies that can be employed to control the most likely to benefit from the findings of this study are the ministry of education and the school management authorities, especially in the formulation and strengthening of policies that guard teenage pregnancies in schools and the possible re-admission of the affected girls back to school. The civil society is another potential beneficiary of the outcome of this study in their course of championing for the rights of the girl child in attaining education, while working towards narrowing down the gender disparities in the education study has also helped create an environment of clear understanding of teenage pregnancies in schools, singling it out for clarity as one of the major causes as opposed to the many reasons that may cause school dropout. Visiting all the schools within the district was also not feasible and therefore the findings are dependent on the information given by the ministry of education representatives, school head teachers and the data that was be collected from a few of the schools selected and assumed to represent the entire district, which in itself may not be conclusive or even precise. 9 assumptions of the study:- secondary school going girls are at great risk of dropping out of school due to pregnancy. Girls who withdraw from school due to pregnancy would have otherwise continued in school had they not become r 2: literature studies have investigated the degree to which pregnancy related school dropout is a major cause of gender differences in educational attainment (eloundou-enyegue and strokes 2004). The goal of this study is to determine whether reduction in unintended teen pregnancy is a useful policy lever to improve school attendance by girls ensuring gender equity in school ble arguments suggest that programs to avoid unintended pregnancies among teens can have spillover benefits in promoting gender equity in education in many countries. Since many girls and few (if any) boys drop out of school because of pregnancies, policymakers could reduce existing gender gaps by addressing pregnancy-related dropouts (hyde 1995; odaga and heneveld 1995; okojie 2001). 1 causes of teenage pregnancies:The various causes of teenage pregnancies in kenya are as listed below;. Early pregnancy may be seen as a normal occurrence, the outcome of adolescent fertility and an indication of one’s et. Teenage pregnancy can usually be attributed to abundance of sexual mythology that they have learned from their peers and lack of factual information that they have received from their parents. For pc, kindle, tablet, impact of teenage pregnancy on school dropout among secondary school girls in embu a in social ess of the health risks associated with teenage pregnancy in ... Common didactics, educational objectives, ch paper (postgraduate),Male invovlement in their partner's pregnancy and exploratory study in bil... School system, educational and school ining and regaining soil fertility by organic methods in embu... Earn money and win an iphone ing research, improving to current home r 2005 through september resources were published under a previous txcc funding; therefore, information contained therein may have changed and is not does the research say regarding educational achievement by students with children? Indicates that teenage parents experience reductions in their educational attainments compared to teenagers who are not parents. However, strategies have been reported that can help close this gap between teen parents and e parents drop out of school due to the responsibilities of caring for their children as well as because of stigmatization and isolation from e parents who receive support from school-based services tend to remain in school more than those who receive no gies can be implemented to help reduce the negative consequences of early e parents and their educational ng a parent, at any age, can be a life-altering experience. Regardless of race, education, and socio-economic status, motherhood—and fatherhood—uniformly places demands on one’s life that were non-existent prior to the birth of a child. For teenage parents who lack support from their own parents, this experience can be even more daunting as they seek support in adult-oriented systems, which even older parents may find e parents—or students with children, as they are also referred to in the literature—are parents between the ages of 13 and 19. According to the latest available statistics, texas has the highest teenage birth rate in the country, with 62 births per 1,000 women (kost, henshaw, & carlin, 2010). Find research on this topic, texas comprehensive center staff searched two databases (eric and education full text) and the internet (using the google search engine). A variety of search terms were used, alone or in combination: teenage parents, student parents, school-age parents, adolescent parents, child care, childcare, school-based child care, pregnancy, student achievement, drop-outs, and graduation. The literature revealed through theses searches focuses primarily on the educational attainment of adolescent mothers and ways to lessen the negative consequences of early parenthood.
Research on adolescent fathers was not as prevalent in the literature; however, available information is briefing paper on teenage parents includes the following limitations:Data, research, and information from school-based parenting programs were used because they were often identified as most successful in increasing a teenage parent’s educational aspirations. Other types, including community-based teenage parenting programs, were not the focus of this to the abbreviated length of this document, a limited number of research sources are diversity of research sites—urban, suburban, and rural, in a variety of states and cities—created a range of results that may not be replicable in all ion of programs or processes within this paper does not in any way imply endorsement by gs from the cent parents and their children are both at critical points in their lives, when their life courses can be shaped toward healthy development, stability, and productivity, or toward life-long poverty and dependency. Teenage parents do not receive the support and resources they need, a variety of detrimental consequences can result. In 2002, only 10% of mothers between the ages of 15 and 17 graduated from high school on time, and estimates indicated that 67% of teenage mothers never graduated (brosh, weigel, & evans, 2007). Data from the national education longitudinal study (nels) listed within melhado’s research show that teenage parents had a total of 11. Economic outcomes have been the traditional focus of research on teenage parents, often finding a negative impact on employment and earnings (beutel, 2000). For economic reasons alone, it pays to stay in school and challenge of keeping teenage mothers in school has consistently been more successfully met by school-based programs (seitz & apfel, 1999). Title ix protections preclude districts from automatically assigning teenage parents to separate schools or programs unless they have the same educational offerings and experiences available to students in a traditional setting. Williams and sadler’s (2001) study found evidence that social support and school-based programs that provide counseling, health care, health teaching, and education about child development to teenage parents can help to alleviate many of the problems associated with adolescent pregnancy and parenting. In addition, brownson (2009) found that student mothers receiving school-based childcare and support fared better than peers who did not receive these gh research shows that pregnancy is the leading factor limiting a teenage mother’s educational attainment, zachry (2005) noted that other studies have suggested that these students’ reasons for leaving school have more to do with school policies and previous school experiences than with being pregnant. Teenage mothers have expressed negative perceptions about education, including a lack of relevance and a negative school environment. One of the specific issues that was identified as hindering their educational attainment was a rigidity by some school administrators concerning the schools’ attendance policies. Another school-related reason for teenage parents dropping out was the lack of transportation between their homes, daycare, and the school for both them and their children (mangino, 2008). The gap between teenage mothers’ aspirations and the support they receive suggests that educators are missing an opportunity to facilitate teenage mothers’ school progress and their long-term educational attainment (smithbattle, 2007). Contrast, other studies have shown how a supportive and organized school environment can serve as inducements to teenage mothers. Zachry (2005) cited several studies done by researchers in the 1980s and 1990s that identified the importance of school programs focused on helping with the caring for a child; these programs often meant the difference between dropping out or continuing in are pregnant and parenting adolescents asked what resources and types of support they feel are important for reaching their desired level of educational attainment. This frequently omitted step can be instrumental in allowing parenting programs to align their strategies with the needs and goals of the teenage parents. Weigel, and evans (2007) found that the highest ranked type of needed support voiced by teenage parents, especially teen mothers, was childcare. The lowest ranked resources in this study dealt with career development programs that were implemented in an effort to prevent teenage mothers from joining and lingering on the welfare r study (smithbattle, 2007) found that teens reevaluated their focus and educational attainment goals when they became pregnant, regardless of their earlier attitudes. Indicators of increased school focus included improved grades, a resolve to graduate, and a new interest in further e parents have described how having a child reinforced their interest in education and was instrumental in helping them to see how education would help them provide a better future for their children, increase their employment possibilities, and help them avoid depending on public assistance. The decision to accept available support is characterized as the personal transformation stage of teenage parenting. The personal transformation stage begins when a teenage mother realizes that success and freedom for her and her child do not come without personal drive, unselfish dedication, and a commitment to succeed. Some studies indicate that teenage parents have found that having a child critically changes their perspectives on both their schooling and their future (zachry, 2005). To the stigma attached to teenage pregnancy and parenthood, teenage parents often choose to remain under the radar.
This invisibility of teenage parents often produces negative results: inappropriate interventions to address their unique developmental needs, lack of advocacy for teenage parents, and insensitivity on the part of the educational system to help parenting teens balance their education and their responsibilities as parents (center for assessment and policy development, 1999). Both school-related and personal support were found to be of importance to teenage mothers in their journey toward high school graduation (mangino, 2008). Studies referenced in zachry (2005) found there are documented instances of teenage pregnancy being called an “epidemic” or out of control by the media, when birth rates for this population were actually at their lowest in decades. Zachry cited a study by luker in 1996 that found that the connection between teenage pregnancy, poor education, and poverty has become a powerful belief within america; this belief often influences the development of policies affecting teenage mothers and their s suggest that some school personnel believe that being a teenage mother will limit the student’s educational attainment. This is contrasted to studies cited by smithbattle (2007) showing a belief by teenage mothers and their parents that the effects of pregnancy were short term and limited. Teens did not expect being a mother to interfere substantially with their education or employment. A recommendation to policy makers includes working with an understanding of how teenage mothers see themselves and how they see their own role in their school success. Focusing on teenage mothers only as welfare recipients or students with low academic achievement limits the broader ways one can think about educational attainment. Supporting these young women in academically challenging work may be the step that will help them gain the education and skills they need to build a successful future for themselves and their children (zachry, 2005). Has found that some people believe teenage parents should get married and the mother should serve as the primary caretaker; the father should work to support his family. Instead, policies could be considered that include financial aid packages—similar to those in the higher education system—as one way in which to provide resources to teenage parents. In addition, molborn proposes that teenage fathers should be encouraged to live with both parents and work less than half time. Teenage mothers should be encouraged to live with at least one parent, work less than half time, not be married, and share childcare duties with ion can help to minimize the economic burden of early parenthood by helping young parents to attain the educational resources necessary to achieve their economic and other desired lifetime and more people recognize education is the game-changer in the global economy. A world-class education system is the engine of economic growth, innovation, competitiveness and job creation. Our children, our teachers and our parents deserve a world-class education—not some day, but today. Supports that teenage parents experience reductions in their educational attainments compared to teenagers who are not parents. However, strategies were found that could help close this gap between the teen parents and was reported that teen parents often experienced a lack of resources and support—both at home and at school—prior to the pregnancy and, even more so, afterward. By increasing these resources, especially in the school setting, the educational attainment of teenage parents s often found that new teenage parents experienced a change in attitude and focus toward school. Even when pre-pregnancy attitudes were not positive toward school, graduation, further education, and employment opportunities, post-pregnancy focus was often improved and combined with a new commitment to improve. This new commitment was not always met with the support it needed in the home and school school climate and expectation levels and their impact on teenage parent educational aspirations were reviewed. Studies suggested that the school’s expectations of teenage parents did not always align with that of the students or the students’ parents, the schools often having a lower expectation level for those students. When the schools did not embrace the same academic expectations as the teenage parents and make strides to eliminate or modify policies and procedures to support them, these student parents were made to struggle, often to the detriment of their education and future , a. I wanna have a good future”: teen mothers’ rise in educational aspirations, competing demands, and limited school support. Effects of an urban high school-based child care center on self-selected adolescent parents and their children.
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