Teen Pregnancy Part 2

​In my research, I found some new interesting statistics. They were about race, age, STIs and other various things relating to teen pregnancy. Some of the statistics were very shocking to me. I will share the most shocking in this blog post.

​I originally was only looking for statistics on pregnancy, but this relates to it and I found this shocking. Almost half of the new cases of STIs are from 15-24 year olds. This lets me know that even if a teen does decide to have sex, they are risking pregnancy but more predominantly, infection.

​I found the last statistic very frightening. This means that almost no one who has a child as a teen will receive a college degree. Anyone who becomes pregnant will most likely not have a career, but just a job to support their child. I imagine that is an unfulfilled life to have.

 

One aspect I did find encouraging is that compared to previous decades, most statistics with teen pregnancy have improved. 

Even though this is true, it doesn't mean that teens are at any less of a risk experiencing pregnancy. It is just that the prevention methods are more public and easy to obtain than back then. So teenagers should use the resources to their advantage and prevent teenage pregnancy.

Also, in this link, it shows that teenagers with lower incomes are the direct source of children being disadvantaged in their life. According to this research, income has an impact on whether a teenage pregnancy is a drastic curse or a manageable mistake. Basically, it's saying that not all cases of teenage pregnancy end in a dreadful nightmare. If you have the income to support the child, it will not be as difficult as if you do not. But research is still new, and can not definitely say this is 100% accurate.