Teenage Pregnancy Research Proposal

This research proposal investigates the social consequences of teenage pregnancy. The author expresses interest in exploring the adverse social outcomes associated with teenage pregnancy, including poverty and unemployment. The proposal highlights the disproportionate impact on women, particularly in deprived areas with limited access to education and healthcare. The author intends to examine the varying rates of teenage pregnancy across different countries and the associated social factors. The research questions focus on the social consequences of teenage pregnancy and measures to reduce them. Tentative hypotheses explore the influence of economic and social background, career objectives, and social acceptability on teenage pregnancy rates. The bibliography lists several relevant articles that inform the proposal's framework.

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The topic which being an individual, I am interested in researching is "Should Teenage
Pregnancy be Banned?" I am more interested in this topic because the teenage pregnancy has
numerous of adverse social outcomes. Thus, the teenage pregnancy has become a social problem.
Further, it gives rise to the problem of poverty and unemployment (Cook et al., 2015). The
children of teenage mothers tend to become teenage parents themselves. According to the
research, despite the availability of contraceptives and abortion facility, around 16 million
teenage women give birth every year which is further being accounted for around 11 percent of
all births and the Niger has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies (Phipps‐Yonas, S. 1980).
Although, people talk about equality between both the genders but still women are being
dominated by men. As women are forced to marry at the teenage, and they are forced to become
pregnant as they live in a highly deprived areas and have lower educational achievements and
doesn’t have adequate care homes. It has also been researched that the teenage pregnancy also
has positive events for some women but to some extent only.
According to the sources, the teenage pregnancy is being conceived between the ages of 13-18.
The rate of teenage pregnancy varies significantly between different countries and the social
factors which are associated with the teenage pregnancy also varies accordingly. The teenage
parents tend to access less antenatal and services which impact the social and health outcomes
which further becomes the social issue (Whitaker et al., 2014). But from the past two years, the
journals have started ignoring the major issue of teenage pregnancy, and they are focusing on
other issues
The cogent research question which I would like to answer is the social consequences of the
teenage pregnancy and the various measures to reduce them. In my opinion, there are adverse
consequences of the teenage pregnancy and it is also one of the barriers for underdeveloped

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countries. The teenage mothers are socially isolated. Whereas young fathers also have some
outcomes, but there is no efficient data available on them. The children who are born to teenage
mothers are mainly born in poverty and their health gets badly impacted (Hodgkinson et al.,
2014). They don’t even get adequate nutrients.
The formulation of some of the tentative hypothesis can be like-
 Economic and social background of the young parents how the cultural background
impacts them to become young parents. The hypothesis can be people from a particular
type of background are more likely to become young parents and also likely to have
lower status in the later life.
 Motivation and career objectives of people. The hypothesis can be people who are more
career-oriented to improve economic and social status are less likely to involve in early
marriages.
 Social acceptability. The hypothesis can be society has some prejudices most likely to
create barriers to economic and social development.

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BIBLOGRAPGY
Cook, S. M., & Cameron, S. T. (2015). Social issues of teenage pregnancy. Obstetrics,
Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 25(9), 243-248.
The social issues have been taken from this article and how it further gives rise to poverty and
unemployment and the increased number of teenage pregnancy globally. The social and
economic issues which the young parents face because of the teenage pregnancy.
Hodgkinson, S., Beers, L., Southammakosane, C., & Lewin, A. (2014). Addressing the mental
health needs of pregnant and parenting adolescents. Pediatrics, 133(1), 114-122.
The teenage pregnancy impacts the young parents to focus on their career goals, and they also
become the barrier for economic and social development.
Phipps‐Yonas, S. (1980). Teenage pregnancy and motherhood: A review of the
literature. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 50(3), 403-431.
It has been understood from this article, the rate of teenage pregnancy varies significantly in
various countries and the associated social factors also changes accordingly. And Niger has the
highest rate of teenage pregnancy.
Whitaker, R., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J., Craine, N., & Rycroft-Malone, J.
(2014). Intervention Now To Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers
(INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness,
qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement. BMJ open, 4(4),
e004733.

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It has been understood from this article; it is important to eradicate the issue of teenage
pregnancy as because of this issue equal rights are not given to both the genders for the
development of the country.