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Adolescence Reproductive Health: Dicky Moch Rizal
Adolescence Reproductive Health: Dicky Moch Rizal
Adolescence Reproductive Health: Dicky Moch Rizal
Reproductive
Health
Dicky Moch Rizal
Definition of adolescence
Adolescence (Latin:adolescere meaning "to
grow up")
is a transitional stage of physical and
mental human development generally
occurring between puberty and
legal adulthood (age of majority),but
largely characterized as beginning and
ending with the teenage stage
Early adolescence corresponds to ages
10 to 15 years, when most youth are
entering high school
Middle adolescence, typically ages 14 to
18 years
Late adolescence refers to the years past
high school, from age 17 to 18 into the
early twenties
Historically, puberty has been heavily
associated with teenagers and the onset
of adolescent development
An individual is considered to be
(chronologically and legally) mature
enough to be entrusted by society with
certain tasks
Driving a vehicle, having legal sexual
relations, serving in the armed forces or
on a jury, purchasing and drinking
alcohol, voting, entering into contracts,
completing certain levels of education,
and marrying.
LEGACY of LAW
Adolescence is characterized by a number
of cognitive, emotional, physical and attitudinal
changes, which can be a cause of conflict on
one hand and positive personality development
on the other.
A huge proportion of the world's population -
more than 1.75 billion - is young, aged
between 10 and 24 years.
http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/adolescent_health/en/index.ht
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Adolescents who have a good
relationship with their parents are less
likely to engage in various risk behaviors,
such as smoking, drinking, fighting,
and/or unprotected sexual intercourse
http://www.childtrends.org/Files/FamilyEnvironmentRB.pdf
Abstinence
`While some methods may lower the chance
of becoming pregnant or contracting an
STD, the only sure way is through
abstinence. Teens can make more
responsible choices when they realize this.
Teen Sex
Almost half of United States teenagers have
had sex at least once; 13 percent of teens
reported having sex by the age of 15
Contraception Use
One-third of teen girls and just under one-third of teen boys
said they do not use contraception consistently. Many teens do
not think they will get pregnant or contract an STD by skipping
contraception occasionally.
STDs and HIV/AIDS
In 2006, almost one million young adults contracted an STD
and 25 percent of sexually active teens get an STD yearly. 13
percent of people who receive an HIV/AIDS diagnosis are
teens.
Pregnancy
Over 400,000 teen girls became pregnant in 2006, and the
majority of these teen parents were underage.
Teen pregnancy accounts for more than
$9 billion per year in costs to U.S.
taxpayers for increased health care and
foster care, increased incarceration rates
among children of teen parents, and lost
tax revenue because of lower
educational attainment and income
among teen mothers
Pregnancy and birth are significant
contributors to high school drop out rates
among girls. Only about 50% of teen
mothers receive a high school diploma by
age 22, versus nearly 90% of women
who had not given birth during
adolescence
The children of teenage mothers are
more likely to have lower school
achievement and drop out of high school,
have more health problems, be
incarcerated at some time during
adolescence, give birth as a teenager,
and face unemployment as a young adult
http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/AboutTeenPreg.ht
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CDC programme : Reducing Teen
Pregnancy and Promoting Health Equity
Among Youth