Use of Little PSBA GTO Model for Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program

Abstract

This research study focuses on Little PSBA GTO model to identify the teenage pregnancy prevention program which is an important issue for the teenagers as it is crucial that the pregnancy prevention programs should be adopted for the teenagers. Therefore, Little PSBA GTO model will be useful for teenage pregnancy prevention program as the increasing rate of pregnancy among the teenagers needs to be controlled.

Table of Contents

Literature Review4

Overview of Teenage Pregnancy4

Ineffective and Effective Programs for Teenage Pregnancy8

Theory Little PSBA-GTO Model11

Summary15

Use of Little PSBA GTO Model for Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program

Literature Review

Overview of Teenage Pregnancy

The use of Little PSBA GTO model for teenage pregnancy prevention program is important for the teenagers as the pregnancy in a female teenager may come to term, resulting in the birth, or terminated by abortion, is it spontaneous or induced, in the latter case of legal or illegal depending on each country's legislation.

In addition to this, early pregnancy and teenage pregnancy is that pregnancy occurs in a woman young between early teenager and puberty onset of child bearing age, and the end of teenage. The majority of teen pregnancies are considered unwanted pregnancies, caused by the practice of sex without contraception. In general, the term also refers to women pregnant who have not reached the legal age of majority, varies for different countries, as well as female teenagers who are pregnant dependency status of the family of origin. Currently, nearly one-third of teenager females in the United States become pregnant, with an estimated 900,000 teenager females becoming pregnant each year. Teenager pregnancy rates in the U.S. declined dramatically over a period of 14 years, from 1991-2005, but then increased by 3 % from 2005 to 2006. Pregnancy rates in teenagers in the U.S. are higher than in other developed countries.

Teenage pregnancy rates did not decline equally across all ethnic groups. Hispanic teenagers experienced the most modest decline (21 %) in pregnancy rates from 1991-2005, compared with Blacks (50 %) and Whites (34 %). The different rates of teenage pregnancy across subpopulations in the U.S. highlight the complex interplay between socio cultural factors and sexual behavior. For instance; non-Hispanic Black teens initiate sex at an earlier age than Hispanic teens and non-Hispanic White teens, but are more likely to use condoms. Hispanic teens are more likely than other teens to forgo condom use and to become pregnant during teenage. Foreign-born teens are less likely to begin having sex in teenage than U.S. born teens (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2011). Among Hispanic teens, those who speak English as their primary language are at greater risk for early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy than those who speak Spanish as their dominant language.

Despite some variation across socio cultural groups, sexual activity remains common among all subgroups of teenagers in the U.S. Recent surveys indicate that teen pregnancy rates are once again on the rise, increasing by 5 % since 2005, due ...