While developing a conference for adolescents, the nurse prepares a handout describing socioeconomic and cultural factors that contribute to adolescent pregnancy. Which information should the nurse include in the handout?

Question

1. All cultures share an aversion to early pregnancy.
2. The younger the teen when she first gets pregnant, the less likely she is to have another pregnancy in her teens.
3. Poverty is a major risk factor for teen pregnancy.
4. A child born to a teenage mother is at a lower risk for teen pregnancy.

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Early pregnancy is desirable in some cultures, such as where Islam is the predominant religion, where large families are desired, where social change is slow in coming, and where most childbearing occurs within marriage.
Rationale 2: The younger the teen when she first gets pregnant, the more likely she is to have another pregnancy in her teens.
Rationale 3: Poverty is a major risk factor for teen pregnancy, as 85% of births to unmarried teens occur among those adolescents from poor to low-income families.
Rationale 4: Daughters and sisters of a woman who had a baby in her early teens tend to have intercourse earlier and are at higher risk for teen pregnancy themselves.