This document is a student's research project on teenage pregnancy in Frome, Jamaica. It includes an introduction, acknowledgements, statement of the problem, research methodology, data collection instruments, presentation of data through figures and tables, analysis, findings, recommendations, and appendices. The key findings are: - Over half of teenage pregnancies occurred between ages 14-17, with another 25% between 18-19. - Peer pressure was a major contributing factor in 50% of cases, with financial problems and curiosity also contributing. - 60% of parents were highly disappointed by their child's pregnancy and some ejected them from their homes. - 45% of young fathers were terrified by the pregnancy, while others

1. Year 2015
Name: Jamie Drummond
School: Frome Technical High School
Candidate #:
Centre #: 100037
Teritory: Jamaica
Teacher: D. Ellis
Year: 2014-2015

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Topics Pages numbers
Introduction................................................................................................3
Acknowledgement.....................................................................................4
Statement of problem.................................................................................5
Reason for selecting Research area............................................................6
Method of investigation..............................................................................7
Instrument used to collect data....................................................................8
Questionnaire..........................................................................................9-11
Procedures Used To collect data................................................................12
Presentation and Explanation of data....................................................13-19
Analysis.................................................................................................20-21
Statement of findings..................................................................................22
Recommendation and implementation strategies.......................................23
Bibliography...............................................................................................24
Appendices.............................................................................................25-26

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One of the most common problems in the society is teenage pregnancy. Teenage
pregnancy has plague our schools, homes and community, but what is the major
cause of all this?
This project was done to find out what are the factors that contribute to teenage
pregnancy in a particular community. Here you will see a breakdown of how the
data was collected and analyzed. It is also presented in the project so you may get a
clearer understanding of what was done. Recommendation was made as to how
this issue can be presented.

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First the researcher would like to thank the almighty father for giving me the
strength and the brain capacity to understand and complete this S.BA. Special
thank to the researcher father for assisting the researcher in the way he did. The
researcher could not have done it without him. Thanks to the researcher’s aunt and
cousin for taking the time out to ensure that I got the job done, your help is highly
appreciated. Again thank you all.

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Statement Of The problem
What are the causes and effects of teenage pregnancy in Frome, Westmoreland?

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Reason for Selecting the Area of Research
The researcher chooses this topic becauseteenage pregnancy has always been a
problem in the community of Frome. The researcher choosethis topic to show and
educate others about the negative impact teenage pregnancy may have on the
parent and the child’s life.

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Method of Investigation
In order to collect data from the survey, the researcher decided to use printed
questionnaires. The questionnaire as a tool for collecting data has a number of
advantages.
 It requires a little time to be completed.
 It can be done alone at the convince of the person completing the
questionnaire.
 Since respondents are not required to give their names it guarantees
confidentiality.

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Instrument used to collect data
Frome District
Frome P.O
Westmoreland
October5, 2014-12-16
Dear Participants
Re: requesting your involvement in a schoolbased assessment(SBA) Research
project.
You are being asked to participate in a research project investigating what are the
factors that contribute to the high level of teenage pregnancy in the community of
Frome. This project is being carried out as a assignment for Social studies cause i
am perusing as a Fifth Form Student at the CSCEC level. Your participation in this
project is voluntary, you will not be identified by name from this study and your
anonymity as a participant will remain secure. If you have any question about
participating in this project, please feel free to contact me at 1876-871-4447.
To participate in this study, please
Complete the enclose questionnaire within the next three days.
Secure it in the envelope provided and i will collect it on Monday October
26, 2014
Due to the sample size, it is very important that you complete this questionnaire.
Thanks in advance of your assistance. Your participation is vital to the success of
the project and should privet beneficial to the entire secondary education
community.
Yours Sincerely
Jamie Drummond (MRS)

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QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Gender Male Female
2. How old are you? ____________________________
3. To what ethnic group do you belong?
a. African Decent
b. Chinese Decent
c. Indian Decent
d. Other Decent
4. Are you a victim of teenage pregnancy Yes No
5. If yes at what age did you becomeor got a female pregnant?
13-15 years
16-18 years
6. What are the circumstances leading to you becoming or getting
someone pregnant?
Peer pressure c. Financial problems
Curiosity d. Other
7. How did you feel?
a. Disappointed
b. Excited
c. Betrayed
d. Good
8. Is the father/mother of the baby?
a. 1-5 years younger
b. 1-5 years older
c. 6-15 years older
d. Other___________

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9. How did the father to be of mother to be reacted?
a. Excited
b. Careless
c. disappointed
d. other_______
10. How did our parent react to the situation you were in?
a. Excited
b. Careless
c. Terrified
d. Other_______
11.Were you Knowledgeable about contraceptives?
Yes No
12.Did you use any contraceptive method?
Yes No
13.Did you thought about having an abortion?
Yes No
14.Did you have any regrets about pregnancy?
Yes No
15.What advice would you give to teens who engage in sexual activities?
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16.Do you think that allowing them to learn from their own mistakes will
help them to think about their action next time?
Yes No
17.What further precaution can be taken to reduce this social problem?

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_____________________________________________________________
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18.How did people of your community looked at you when they found
out that you are pregnant or got someone pregnant?
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19.What are some of the ways parents, the community and schools can
help to prevent teenage pregnancy?
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20.Were you treated any different been pregnant or getting someone
impregnated?
Yes No
21.How is the level of teenage pregnancy in he community of Frome?
Not serious
Serious
Very serious

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PROCEDURE USE TO COLLECT DATA
A total of 26 persons were randomly selected from the community. 21 of
these persons were Christians and the other 5 had no religion, 5 were not
natives and the rest were Jamaicans respectively. A total of 26
questionnaires were then distributed to the 26 persons, with the hope of
getting at least 15 within two weeks.

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PRESENTATION
All the questionnaires that were distributed to the residents were returned. 60% of
these were female and the remaining were males
Figure 1.1 is showing age at which pregnancy occurs
The graph shows that 10% of females got pregnant between the ages of 13-15, 5%
of the males become fathers at ages 13-15,40% of the females got pregnant
between ages 16-18, 10% the females became at age 19, and 20% of males became
fathers at age 19.
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Female
13-15
Male 13-
15
Female
16-18
Male 16-
18
Female 19 Male 19
Percentageofpeopleinvolve
Gender and age of those who were pregnant and who got someone
impregnated
Figure 1.1
Female 13-15
Male 13-15
Female 16-18
Male 16-18
Female 19
Male 19

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This graph is showing circumstances that leads to teenage pregnancy
Figure 2 - is showing the circumstances at which they got pregnant. 60% of these
young females became pregnant due to peer pressure, sad to say that 25% of these
females also got pregnant due to financial difficulties, 10% did out of curiosity o
know what it felt like and the remaining 5% did it because of other reasons.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Finacial
Problems
Peer Prssure Curiosity Other
percentageofpeopleinvolve
factors leading to pregnancy
Figure 2
Finacial Problems
Peer Prssure
Curiosity
Other

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Figure 3 a pie chart showing respondent’s state of emotion towards their early
pregnancy
Figure 3 is showing that a vast of the respondents reported that they are
disappointed with themselves after finding out about their situation, 15% said that
they were excited, 30% said they felt betrayed and 5% felt good about it.
50%
15%
15%
30%
FIGURE 3
Dissoppinted
Exicted
Good
Betrayed

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Graph showing the use of contraceptives used by young parents.
Figure 4 – shows that 65% of those who became pregnant did not use any
contraceptive method, while the remaining 35% used a contraceptive method.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Contraceptives used Contraceptives not
used
percentageofcontrceptiveusedbyteens
the use of contraceptive by young parents
Figure 4
Contraceptives used
Contraceptives not used

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Graph showing the young adults Knowledge of Contraceptives Methods
Explanation- a vast number of respondents stated that yes they were
knowledgeable about the use of contraceptives, 2 however stated the oppositeand
said that after they got pregnant they were told about the use of contraceptives.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
not knowledgeable
knowledgeable
Numberofrespondents
Figure 5
not knowledgeable
knowledgeable

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Pie Chart showing the amount of young mother who considered having adoration
and those who did not.
This pie chart is representing the amount of young women who have considered
having an abortion.
As you can see 60% of these young women thought of having abortion, the
remainder said it never crossed their minds.
40%
60%
Figure 6
Did not considerd aboration
considered aboration

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Table 1 – is showing the reaction of fathers to be to the situation.
PARENT REACTION PERCENTAGE
Excited 30%
Care less 15%
Other 10%
Terrified 45%
Table 2- reflects that just half (45%) of the father reacted terrified to their situation.
30% of them were excited and were looking forward to having a baby. The
remaining 15% couldn’t careless and the rest had other reasons of how they felt.

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Analysis and Interpretation
It was researched that a large number of young women are pregnant, this the
teenage pregnancy rate to be on the increase. These young female are mainly
between the tender ages of 16 to 17 of age, this was reflected in figure 1.1
Table 1 and figure1.2 shows that a majority of these young women become
pregnant as a result of peer pressure. These young women also become victims
because of financial burdens faced by themselves and their parents to provide for
their necessary needs which forced them to find a different way out. Although
some of them are also in the situation because of curiosity, which have placed them
in a bad position.
Figure 1.1 shows that most pregnant females go pregnant at ages 16 to 18, while
for the males most of them become fathers at age 19. From the information that
was presented I was able to conclude that there have been a spike in the birth rate
and the percentage of females who got pregnant between 16 to 18 year.
Figure 1.2 shows that a significant proportionof teenagers became pregnant due to
peer pressure, while 25% was due to financial problems, 10% due to curiosity and
the remainder because of other reason. From the information that was presented
teens peers plays a significant role in decision making, that mostoften put them on
the wrong path.
70%of these young women often becomedepressed, feeling bad about what
happened to them. The parents of these young adults often respond to these
situations with extreme disappointment to the point where they the children are
forced to live elsewhere. Most time they are sent to live with the father to be often
times respond dealing with fear or negatively as well. The researcher was very
interested to see some of the parents dealing with the situation with leniency and
some level of understanding as some of the parents were victims of teenage
pregnancy in the past. This was also reflected in figure 3
Table 1 reflects that just under half (45%) of the fathers-to-be were terrified about
the situation. It was also stated that 30% of those boys were excited about
becoming fathers. During the early stage of pregnancy.
Figure 3 showed that half (50%) of these teenagers were disappointed with
themselves. Another 15% were excited for the early pregnancy. Figure 5 shows

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that most of the victims of teenage pregnancy know about contraceptive methods.
However figure 4 shows at only a small percentage at the teenagers actually used a
contraceptive method during sexual intercourse.
Figure 6 show that 60% of the teenagers considered having an abortion while the
remainder did not consider it. From the information given most of the young
mother did not want to have a baby at their stage.

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Statement of Findings
The survey has revealed a number of dificiencis with respectto teenage pregnancy
More than half (55%0 of these young girls became pregnant between the
become age of 14 and 17. Another 25% become pregnant between the age of
18 to19 years of age.
Half (50%) of the young girls became pregnant becauseof the intense
pressure from peer. The remaining percentage is a result or curiosity and
financial problems.
A large number (60%) of the young women stated that their parents were
very disappointed in them to the point they were thrown out of their houses
to live on their own. Another 25% said that their parents though
disappointed were lenient with them because they were victims themselves.
Under half (45%) of these young baby fathers were terrified of the
situation when they found out that they have impregnated a female. The rest
were excited to becomepicture father.

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Recommendations and Implantation Strategies
Reducing the high level of teenage pregnancy is very important. Through a
lot of presentation itself to help lower this high rising problem.
The implementation of a joint teacher, parent and children program which
could be used to bond parents and teacher to the child. This may expond the
child’s trust in boththe teacher and parents which would allow them to
participate in the children’s day to day life.
The roles of the guidance councillors should be broadened especially in the
schoolsystem. Students should help to keep the children focussed on school.
A grated level of emphasis should be placed on educating these young adults
about the use of contraceptives. As revealed in the research the majority to
these young adults were knowledgeable and the use of contraceptive but
they still fell in the parenthood trap.
Implementation Strategy
The guidance counsellors can guide and council teenagers at school. By giving
these teens the right instruction and educate them about what would happen to
them and how it would affect them. This assistance in the schoolcan reach out to
most students and has been parent to help reduce teenage pregnancy.

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Bibliography
Ramasawak,R. , Umaraw, R: Modules in Social Studies SBA guide and CXC
question. Caribbean Education Publishers, Trinidad, West Indies. (2011) The
Gleaner: CSEC guide for Social Studies.

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Appendices
Victims of teenage pregnancy

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