WEEK 7
LATIN
AMERICA IS THE ONLY REGION WHERE INCREASED PREGNANCIES IN ADOLESCENTS
Pregnancy
of young people under 18 years has not only not diminished in Latin America,
but it has been an increase in recent years. This puts the region as the second
with more child maternity, after Africa
The
reason why every time there are more pregnancies in adolescents in the region
is because - according to the Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of
the UNFPA Marcela Suazo - poverty, gender inequality, discrimination, lack of
access to services and social concept that we have of women and girls. The
global study was done with the data collected from 54 countries from two sets
of surveys conducted between 1990 and 1997 and 2008 and 2011 respectively. They
show that in general terms there was a decrease in the percentage of women who
had a birth before age 15. A trend that was not replicated in Latin America,
where it is expected that these pregnancies continue to increase slightly until
2030.
"I
think it is very important to recognize that there are multiple causes that can
contribute to a teenage pregnancy, although there are four clearly
defined," explains Suazo to BBC world. "Income level, the lack of
access to education, the difference in access to services in rural areas
regarding the urban and the relationship of pregnancy between afro-descendant
indigenous and not afro-descendants". The report indicates that there are
more pregnancies in teenage girls in the poorest percentile of the population.
In addition, "many there is less chance of having a teen pregnancy if girls
remain in school," said Suazo.
Opinion personal
We have
discussed this subject throughout these weeks and we can observe that you cause
more notable there is no communication with the girls this is could avoid from
home as if we have a talk with the little of what sexual relations consequences
of having them at an early age and more even if they suffer sexual abuse and we
don't give them confidence so that they do not discuss it I think mothers and
parents have a huge task and it is to report to their children about this.
andrea martinez duran
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