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Teen pREGNANCY |
Teen Pregnancy PreventionEach year, almost 750,000 teenage women aged 15–19 become pregnant. Teen pregnancy affects the educational achievement both teens and their children; only 40% of teens who have a child before age 18 graduate from high school, and children of teen mothers are more likely to drop out of high school. For the first time in 15 years, the teen birth rate in the United States has increased. The number of births rose 3 percent from 2005 to 2006. Teen pregnancy is a complex issue related to a number of risk factors, including community disadvantage; peer attitudes and behavior; and multiple sexual partners. Academic involvement is closely linked to teen pregnancy because it is a protective factor; higher grade point averages and feelings of connectedness to school have been associated with delayed sexual activity. For more information regarding the relationship between academic failure and teen pregnancy, and the impact schools can have on teen pregnancy prevention, read the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy document, Partners in Progress: the Education Community and Preventing Teen Pregnancy. The NEA Health Information Network supports comprehensive school-based sexuality education that compliments and augments the sexuality education children receive from their families, religious and community groups, and health care professionals. NEA Publications
Promoting Sexual Responsibility: A Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resource for School Employees (2005)
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| The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Guttmacher Institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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