School Center #: 1500! Candidate #: "eacher: #r. $ale Sam%el "a&le of Content 'age # Acknowledgment 1. Introduction 2. Statement of Problem 3. Reason for Selecting Research Area 4. Method of Inestigation !. Instruments used to collect data "# $. A%%endi& '# (. Procedures used to collect data 1)# 11. Presentation of *ata 12# 13. Anal+sis and Inter%retation of *ata 14.
Statement of ,indings 1!. Recommendations and Im%lementations Strateg+ 1". -ibliogra%h+ 1$. .onclusion 1'. Ac(no)ledgment ,irst of all I would like to /hank 0od for hel%ing me in eer+ moment of time through this Social Studies S-A. I also will like to thank eer+one with eer+ res%ect who hel%ed me in the com%letion of this S-A %ro1ect. /hanks to m+ Sisters who hel%ed in some of the most difficult %art of this S-A# m+ cousins# m+ father for %rinting it and deliering it on time for me and I also want to thank m+ teacher for encouraging me and belieing in me while I was %erforming certain act. /hank +ou all. *ntrod%ction Richmond 2ill and ,renches are both small communit+. It is located in St. 3incent 4 the 0renadines# 5ingstown and is about 4 miles awa+ from m+ school. I hae been a grown u% resident of Richmond 2ill for oer the %ast fifteen 61!7 +ears. At this time# I hae obsered a number of %roblems lead to teenage %regnanc+ in the area and I hae therefore decided to conduct a sure+ to inestigate the factors that accounts to the 8eels and .auses of /eenage Pregnanc+. Statement of +ro&lem /eenage Pregnanc+ is a ma1or %roblem in m+ communit+. 9hat are some leels and causes of /eenage Pregnanc+ in m+ district: Aims /o find out the %ossible causes of /eenage Pregnanc+. 2ow high is the leels of /eenage Pregnanc+: In what wa+ can /eenage Pregnanc+ be %reented: ,eason for Selecting ,esearch Area /he researcher chose to ins%ect this social %roblem because +oung females of this modern time are being thrown out of their %arents house and kicked out of school because of them being %regnant at a +oung age without their %arents knowing and an+one else een notice until the+ start showing signs and s+m%toms. Also# +oung females are being reckless and not taking care of themseles# so in order to gie a little word of adice I choose this to%ic. #ethod of *n-estigation In;order for the researcher to collect the data he<she used %rinted =uestionnaires# =uestionnaires are more suitable for this t+%e of research because the+ offer arious adantages> It takes little or no time to be com%leted. its more easier for the researcher to ask =uestions to this t+%e of research and receie answers to fulfill his< her task. Res%ondents are more %leased answering these =uestions because their %ersonal information is not re=uired. *nstr%ments %sed to collect data M+ name is ?omodean Ale&ander I@m a Social Studies student from St. 3incent and the 0renadines at 9.S.0.S.S# researching /eenage %regnanc+; its leels and causes in m+ district. /his is being done for m+ Social Studies School -ased Assessment. Aou are re=uired to answer all =uestions honestl+ and truthfull+# b+ %utting a tick in the bo& that is +our answer# since +our %ersonal information are not re=uired# %ersons will not know who +ou are and this information will be ke%t safe. IBm looking forward for +our kind coo%eration# /hank +ou. Aours Sincerel+# ?omodean Ale&ander. 9hat is +our age grou% range: 13;14 1!;1" 1$;1' 9hat is +our se&<gender: Male ,emale 1. 9hat t+%e of famil+ are +ou %resentl+ lie in: C&tended Sibling Duclear Single Parent 2. *oes %oor %arenting cause teenage %regnanc+: Strongl+ Agree Agree Strongl+ dis;agree *is;agree 3. *oes using alcohol beerages affect +our health: Agree Strongl+ agree *isagree Strongl+ disagree 4. At what age +ou started to drink: 12;13 14;1! 1!;1" 1$;1' !. Are +ou willing to sto% drinking alcohol beerages: Aes Do Ma+be ". Is it im%ortant to use contrace%ties: Strongl+ agree Agree Strongl+ dis;agree *is;agree $. Is child abuse a cause of teenage %regnanc+: Agree Strongl+ Agree *isagree Strongl+ disagree '. *oes using birth control mean +ou are safe: Agree Strongl+ agree *isagree Strongl+ disagree (. 9hat is the best t+%e of birth control method: .ondoms Abstinence Intrauterine deices 1). Is teenage %regnanc+ a %roblem in the .aribbean: Agree Strongl+ agree *isagree Strongl+ disagree 11. Is teenage %regnanc+ a common thing in the rural areas: Strongl+ agree Agree Strongl+ dis;agree *is;agree 12. Is teenage %regnanc+ a common thing in the urban areas: Strongl+ agree Agree Strongl+ dis;agree *is;agree 13. *oes an+ t+%e of teenage %regnanc+ %rogram e&ist in +our communit+: Aes Do Done 14. 9hat would +ou do to hel% %reent teenage %regnanc+ in +our communit+:
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 'roced%res %sed to collect $ata ,or this School -ased Assessment# It would hae been difficult for me to get a res%onse from eer+ %erson# within the ages 12;2) in 5ingstown where this research was done. /herefore# two s%ecific illages within this area were being targeted. -oth Richmond 2ill and ,renches a%%ro&imatel+ consist of about 2))) %eo%le# which onl+ 1) %erson from each was necessar+ in order to %roide correct results. I then decided to elect %eo%le b+ random selecting %eo%le. /he 2) selected %ersons were %roided with 2) =uestionnaires on 9ednesda+ ?anuar+ 1! th 2)14 and were recollected on Monda+ ?anuar+ 2) th 2)14 . A++endix.Sho)ing the res+onses to the /%estionnaires Euestion F Euestions G%tions Raw Score PercentageH Se& Male " 1! ,emale 14 '! Age 13;14 4 2) 1!;1" " 3) 1$;1' 1) !) ' *oes using Strongl+ 2 1) birth control mean +ou are safe: Agree Agree 3 1! Strongl+ *is;agree 1) !) *is;agree ! 2! 1) Is teenage %regnanc+ a %roblem in the communit+: Strongl+ Agree 12 ") Agree 4 2! *is;agree 3 1) Strongl+ *isagree 1 ! $ *oes %oor %arenting causes teenage %regnanc+: Strongl+ Agree 12 ") Agree 4 2! Strongl+ *is;agree 1 ! *is;agree 3 1) 'resentation of $ata Showing the res%onse to =uestion F 11 which ask# if teenage %regnanc+ is a %roblem in the rural areas: "a&le.1 G%tions Raw Score Percentage H Strongl+ Agree 12 ") Agree 4 2! Strongl+ *is;agree 1 1) *is;agree 3 ! /otal 2) 1)) 0ig%re.1 Pie chart showing the res%onse to =uestion F 1 which ask res%ondents to indicate if teenage %regnanc+ a %roblem in the urban areas: 0ig%re. 2istogram showing the res%onse to =uestion F 1) that asked res%ondents to state if teenage %regnanc+ is a %roblem in the .aribbean. I Analysis and *nter+retation of $ata In res%onse to =uestion F1) the ma1orit+ of females 6'!H7 agree that %oor %arenting is the main cause of teenage %regnanc+ while the minorit+ 61!H7 of males dis;agree with the =uestion. /he res%onses of both males and females ma+ be different because the females ma+ hae encountered more about %regnant teenagers. Res%onding to =uestion F1)# the ma1orit+ of older %ersons 6')H7 61!;1'7 belieed that teenage %regnanc+ is a %roblem in the communit+# whereas a minorit+ of +ounger %ersons 62)H7 613;147 belieed the statement. /he difference in o%inion ma+ result because %arents ma+ hae been more res%onsible with the lies of their +oung teens than the older teens. Statement of 0indings "hree fact%al Statements the ,esearcher disco-ered are: 1. Most of the %er%etrators of teenage %regnanc+ are females of the age 13;1" as indicated ()H of the res%ondents. 2. /he ma1orit+ res%ondents 6'!H7 agree that %oor %arenting is the main cause of teenage %regnanc+. 3. Ma1orit+ of the res%ondents '!H agree that child abuse is a cause of teenage %regnanc+. ,ecommendations and *m+lementation Strategy ")o recommendations &ased on the findings are: ,inding;1 /he counselor should organiJe sessions for +oung females of the 13;1" on how to aoid getting %regnant at a +oung age. ,inding;2 /he 0oernment can o%en sessions<clubs for adults in eer+ communit+ that is based on %arenting skills# haing trained indiiduals to carr+ out this %rogram. *m+lementations of recommendations 1 1 :
Im%lementation for recommendation.1 /he counselor should organiJe sessions for +oung females at the ages of 13;1" to em%ower them on how to aoid getting %regnant at such +oung stage of their life. /hese sessions should be conducted b+ a %rofessional indiidual# +oung females can meet at;least twice a week for a 3) minutes session at 12>3) am. Im%lementation for recommendation. /he goernments o%ening sessions<clubs for adults in eer+ communit+ that is based on %arenting skills# haing a trained indiidual carr+ing out this %rogram would be something good in the communit+ to hel% reduce the rate of teenage %regnanc+. /his session should take %lace three times a week for 2hrs starting from 3>))%m to !>))%m# all +ear round. Concl%sion 2i&liogra+hy -ook> Cer+thing +ou want to know about /eenage Pregnanc+ Author> /rac+ 2ughes -ook> Social Studies for the .aribbean Author> I.- -eeddoe# 8. -ernard# -.A Rohlehr# 5. See%ersad 9ebsite> 2tt%<<www.teenage %regnanc+.com
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