Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Teenage pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant of adolescence aged

10 to 19. Those who are affected are the girl herself up to the national society. The

victims of teenage pregnancy are the girl herself, her child, her parents and relatives and

the national society as a whole. It will also probably make her economically vulnerable.

Teen pregnancy is a communal problem, a family problem, and a personal

problem all rolled into one. It frequently goes hand in hand with premarital sex. Problems

come when the news needs to breach each parent’s party. A spring of thought flash

before one’s eyes, and registers only two; whether, to back the hell up – abort the child or

carry on with the pregnancy but sign up for adoption - or get the hell in – have the child

with all its perks and consequences alike.

After which, these impressions simply serve no purpose but to put them off, and

deduce to mere nuisance to them when the truth of their situation slowly sinks in. How do

they provide for the child if their parents cut them short financially? Will they be able to

go to grad school? What will become of their future? What will become of their child’s

future? By this time, they would have to contend with the pressures of parenthood.

What’ll truly bother them in the long run is the reality of whether or not they can fulfill

their obligation as parents, and the security of their child’s future. Teenage pregnancy is

becoming a societal problem that branches out to other problems.

According to Josefina Natividad, YAFS coordinator and director of the University

of the Philippines Population Institute, young Filipinos have limited access to sex
education and ASRH services, especially if they are underage and unmarried. Seventy-

eight percent are not using any form of contraception or protection against sexually

transmitted diseases and infections when they are having sex for the first time. While

government programs aim to delay the beginning of childbearing and hasten fertility

decline, teenage pregnancies continue to increase.

 Significance of the Study

This study would be beneficial to the following:

Students especially women aging 14-19, This study will help teenage group to

determine the following factors that contribute to teenage pregnancy. As the result, they may

be able to avoid being pregnant as early of their age. They will also determine the

consequences for being a teenage pregnant.

Parents,This study would help the parents or guardians to acquired and adopt a

proper and good way that are useful in motivating and nurturing their children. Increased

motivation and spending time to their children is a very helpful way to reduce the number of

teenage pregnancy now a day.

Teachers, it will provide additional knowledge on what strategy to use to educate

students about the teenage pregnancy.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

Scope of the Study

This study was focused on perception of SHS students to the contributing factors to

growing incidence of teenage pregnancy.

Delimitation

This study is limited only to perception of SHS student of AMA Computer Learning

Center towards teenage pregnancy.