Footnote to Youth (1908-1997) PDF

The Challenges of Middle and Late Adolescence Extension Service Program Bulacan State University - Bustos Campus According to Paunan, 2020, teenagers experienced a lots of challenges, some of these are peer pressure, drug addiction, anxiety and depression, alcohol, gangs, bullying, teenage pregnanc...

The Challenges of Middle and Late Adolescence Extension Service Program Bulacan State University - Bustos Campus According to Paunan, 2020, teenagers experienced a lots of challenges, some of these are peer pressure, drug addiction, anxiety and depression, alcohol, gangs, bullying, teenage pregnancy and a lot more. But teenage pregnancy is a growing problem in the Philippines. more or less 200,000 teenage girls, ages 15-19 who get pregnant each year citing 500 of them give birth every day. Overview Adolescent pregnancy is a global phenomenon with clearly known causes and serious health, social and economic consequences Child marriage and child sexual abuse place girls at increased risk of pregnancy, often unintended. In many places, barriers to obtaining and using contraceptives prevent adolescents from avoiding unintended pregnancies.  A. It usually refers to teens between Teenage the ages of 15-19. But it can include girls as young as 10. It's also called Pregnancy teen pregnancy or adolescent pregnancy. What to Know B. The teenage pregnancy rate in the Philippines was 10% in 2008, down to 9% in 2017. Live births by teenage mothers (aged 10-19) in 2016 totalled 203,085, which slightly decreased to 196,478 in 2017 and 183,000 in 2018. Still, the Philippines has one of the highest adolescent birth rates among the ASEAN Member States.  C Teenage Recent World Bank data Pregnancy shows that the Philippines has more What to Know than 500 Filipino adolescent girls are getting pregnant and giving birth every day TEENAGE PREGNANCY "DISGRASYADA" Column A Column B A P R E N T A L It is the time during which one or more offspring D I U G E N C A develops inside a woman. It is penetrative vaginal intercourse performed by N E T E G A E R couples before formal marriage. T O U O F It is a term that refers to a person aged between 13 O E W C D L K and 19 years old It is a proactive guidance given by a parent knows R P E L T A M I R A intuitively. It is important in parenting, guiding S E X and nurturing a child. It is a term that refers to a baby born from C Y G A N R E N P unmarried parents.  INFLUENCE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY Peer Pressure Teenagers who lack parental care and guidance are likewise vulnerable to peer pressure. Dr. Conaco pointed out that many of today’s adolescents belong to broken families, either because of parental conflicts or because of parents working overseas. Due to the absence of an adult figure, they lean on their friends for support, instead. Negative Effects of Teenage Pregnancy Pregnancy during adolescence is associated with a higher risk of health problems such as: anemia, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), postpartum hemorrhage, and poor mental health outcomes such as depression, and even suicide.  REFERENCES: Gualvez, M. (2024, March 14). Kaso ng teenage pregnancy sa Pilipinas, patuloy na tumataas | Frontline Pilipinas. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmqy00YonHY Umali, M. (2024, March 18). Pagdami ng mga babaeng edad 10-19 na nabubuntis, ikinababahala ng DOH at POPCOM. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzDRFmGmcq0 Footnote to Youth By: Jose Garcia Villa  Jose Garcia Villa Background August 5, 1908 - February 7, 1997 Pen name: Doveglion A Filipino poet, literary critic,short story writer and a painter. Known for "reverse consonance rhyme scheme" Known as "Comma Poet" Achievements Academy Award for Literature in 1943 First Prize in Poetry Category for Up Golden Jubilee Literary Contest 1958 Pro Patria award for Literature in 1961 Heritage Award for poetry and short stories in 1962 Nominated for 1971 Nobel Prize in literature National Artist of the Philippines for literature in the year 1973 Notable Works Jose Garcia Villa  Footnote to Youth by: Jose Garcia Villa Reading Time! Comprehension Check  Question #1 Who are the characters of the story, and describe them.  Question #2 What is the setting of the story?  Question #3 What is the main problem of the story?  Question #4 What is the theme of the story?  Question #5 What is the moral of the story? Thank you!