A nurse has been invited to speak at a local high school about adolescent pregnancy. When developing the presentation, the nurse would incorporate information related to which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Peer pressure to become sexually active
B) Rise in teen birth rates over the years.
C) Latinas as having the highest teen birth rate
D) Loss of self-esteem as a major impact
E) Majority of teen pregnancies in the 15–17-year-old age group
A, C, D
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Adolescent pregnancies account for 10% of all births and as such adolescent pregnancy is a major health problem. Peer pressure to become sexually active is a factor that contributes to adolescent pregnancy. Although the incidence of teenage pregnancy has steadily declined since the early 1990s, it continues to be higher in the United States than in any other industrialized country (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2012b). Teen birth rates in the United States have declined but remain high, especially among Black and Hispanic teens and in southern states. The Latina teen birth rate is the highest of any ethnic group in the United States. The most important impact lies in the psychosocial area as it contributes to a loss of self-esteem, a destruction of life projects, and the maintenance of the circle of poverty. Two-thirds of all teen pregnancies occur among 18–19-year olds.
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