Basic Field Research Methods

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BASIC FIELD RESEARCH METHODS
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BASIC FIELD RESEARCH METHODS
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Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
Reference list:..................................................................................................................................5

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BASIC FIELD RESEARCH METHODS
Introduction:
The post-war situation in Liberia has ended as a dismal condition for Liberals nationals.
Teenage Pregnancy has become a significant issue in Liberia recently. It is found that
approximately 30% of adolescent girls become pregnant in this country. The rate of pregnancy in
the post-war scenario is so high that girls living in rural areas become mothers at the minimum
age of 15 to 19 years. The percentage of pregnancy in rural areas is 42% which is double than
that of urban areas at 24% (newnarratives.org, 2012). Therefore, this article aims to investigate
the current issue of Teenage pregnancy, which is found in Liberia.
Literature Review
The occurrence of war had several severe adverse consequences on the region of
Liberia. Many significant changes took place in the country as a consequence of war. One of
such consequences was a considerable rise in teenage pregnancy. Liberia is a developing country
and hence, there are many conservative practices which are still followed like that of early
marriages and not taking proper care during the pregnancy term. The article entitled
“Transactional sex among youths in post-conflict Liberia” written by Atwood et al. (2011) talks
about the rise in teenage pregnancy as observed in post conflict Liberia. The research design
used in this paper is that of focus group study. The authors conducted a discussion with the
female population of the sixth and the seventh grade who attended an elementary school located
in Monrovia in Liberia. The research design used in this article is a mixture of qualitative and
quantitative analysis. In this article the authors try to understand the reasons behind the rise of
teenage pregnancy in Liberia by looking in to the factors of development of the country, the