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This paper consists of two parts: the first discusses data sources for the study of teenage pregnancy in general; the second part presents trends in teenage pregnancy in the Philippines, some correlates and an analysis of the drivers for the observed trend using a specific data source.
Among women aged 15 to 19 years who have ever been pregnant as of 2022, the highest percentage was recorded in woman aged 19 years (13.3%). This was followed by women aged 18 years (5.9%) and women aged 17 years (5.6%).
20 sty 2023 · Teenage pregnancy among Filipino women aged 15 to 19 years declined from 8.6 percent in 2017 to 5.4 percent in 2022. Among women aged 15 to 19 years who have ever been pregnant as of 2022, the highest percentage was recorded in woman aged 19 years (13.3%).
Adolescent Pregnancy in the Philippines Facts. 1.73 million in 2016 to 1.53 million in 2020. One in every ten births are from adolescent m. hers or those aged 10 to 19 years (Table 1). In 2016, this translated to 203 thousand live births, dropping to 157 thousand in 2020, representing a 22.7% reduction over the four-year period .
The sociodemographic characteristics and obstetric and perinatal outcomes of teenage pregnancy among Filipino women aged 13–19 years at the Philippine General Hospital showed that among the pregnant adolescents, most of their partners were of legal age.
1 sty 2014 · Studies in the local setting provide varied information on the prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in the Philippines, depending on source and time of survey as well as age of respondents. In 1982, the first Youth and Adult Fertility Survey (YAFS1) revealed that 87.2 % of sexually active young females became pregnant.
QUESTION 1: Who are the adolescents? QUESTION 2: What is adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)? QUESTION 3: What is the demographic profile of Filipino adolescents? QUESTION 4: What is the state of health of Filipino adolescents? QUESTION 5: What are the socioeconomic predictors of adolescent pregnancy in the Philippines?
