Teenage pregnancy is a situation, which involves female adolescents. A teenage female can be pregnant as early as age of twelve or thirteen, although it is usually fourteen and older. The fact that teenagers became pregnant is related to many factors. These are related to specific situation of the teenager and the group that she interacts with. The rates of teenage pregnancies varies from country to country and are related to differences of sexual activities, the general sex education being provided and contraceptives being available.
A study says teen pregnancies in the Philippines may deprive the country of the faster economic growth. The UN Population Fund says the Philippines is the only country in the Asia Pacific region where the rate of teenage pregnancies rose over the last two decades. UNFPA country representative Klaus beck said that Filipino girls aged 15 to 19 make up 10 percent of the population of the 100 million, and one out of ten of them have already given birth; this is according to their study conducted this year 2016.
As the number of teenage pregnancy increases, also the number of dropout in school rises. Pregnant students should be accepted in school because all people have the right to study, for the students to finish their study and to reach their dreams.
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