Annotated Bibliography:
Kohler Pamela K. and Lafferty William E. “Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive ‘Sex Education’ and the Initiation of Sexual Activity and Teen Pregnancy.” Journal of Adolescent Health. Vol 42, No. 4 (April 2008): 344-351
Kohler and Lafferty assert that sex education focus mainly on sexually transmitted disease then emphasize on the risk of getting pregnant through unprotected sex. They acknowledge that mostly adolescents who receive the comprehensive sex education with knowledge on pregnancy less likely report teen pregnancy. Formal sex education classes have no effect on the teens getting pregnant at such a young age. A variety of data is presented in support to help explain the significant of the different effect in the classes. Despite their general significant reports to reduce teen pregnancy the like hood of it actually happen is low. This article will help me established a better view on the different education classes and the statics that will give my reader a better view for helping reducing pregnancy at a young age.
Hoffman Saul D. and Maynard Rebecca A., “‘Kids Having Kids’ Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy.” Urban Institute Press. (2003):460
This article studies the effect of the consequences of teen childbearing for mothers and our society. Women who become parents as teenagers are a greater risk to social and economic disadvantages throughout their lives than those who wait to conceive a child. While social scientists acknowledge the poor economic the teen mothers and their families are observed closely, to determine a wider search on why young women become teen moms. Higher rates of low average incomes that have fewer public support systems and weaker school systems seem to be more teen mothers. But the research that had been done with the better income homes shows that teens are unlikely to have a kid before the age of twenty. In order to prevent the trend for keep happening we need to enforce certain education classes for all income areas to give out more information and how having a baby young will affect that child’s life. This information will help in supporting my papers because it talks about the economic reason why teens have kids already and what we can do to improve the system.
Card Josefina J., “‘Teen Pregnancy Prevention’ Do Any Programs Work?” Public Health. (1999): Vol 20: 257-285
Card reviews the problem with teen pregnancy in United States. In this article the problems discuss are emphasis on abstinence, move toward a more positive view of teen sexuality on the other and the development of new prevention programs for STD/HIV/AIDS, community wide teen pregnancy prevention. He analyzed in different ways of which problem can be more of a solution to the problem of hand. Also he gives examples on how promising teen pregnancy and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention programs will help decrease the rate of both. This will help my paper because it talks about how a different programs focus on prevention that the president thinks will help decrease the rate of both problems that is frame around possible solutions.
Herrman Judith. “‘Repeat Pregnancy During Adolescence’ The Perceptions of Teen Mothers.” International Nursing Library. (2005):43-47.
Herrman have done research with correlation factors, with consequences of and the interventions and policies intending to prevent or delay subsequent pregnancy during adolescent’s years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness of young mothers. The research was focus on young mother aspiration for their future after having a child. Sixteen adolescent women from small, Mid Atlantic city participated in this study. Most of the young women perceptions were based off how the child will affect their life. Three main things that most of the young women had in common with their answers were; looking for or finding a better life, making a hard life harder and no big difference in my life. Through this study this help the author develop an understanding of teen mother’s awareness of actually having a child at a young age. This research will help my paper because it provides meaningful data and insight to goals to help prevent other repeated pregnancy during adolescent years.
Frank Victoria and Goldberg Barbara. “‘Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programs’ Layinig the foundation for effective teen pregnancy prevention.” Journal of Children and Proverty (2011): Vol 17. 65-86
In the scholarly article by Frank and Goldberg assert that young teenagers getting pregnant and they are not stable young women. There are plenty of teenagers who mother through their pregnancies alone; these young women have no one to support them financially. The income of these young pregnant women is low once again they are single and have trouble taking care of themselves and their children. This article explores the fundamentals role of strong community partnerships. My study revolves around the community engagement process that will provide the foundation for the successful implementation of adolescent pregnancy prevention. The study I found is a deliberant approach that uses a well planned and well executed strategy to build an existing community assets and partnership so this will help improve my paper.