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Adolescent Pregnancy Crisis in Latin America

Teenage pregnancy is a public health problem according to the WHO. The lack of sexual education is a key factor in the high levels of premature pregnancies worldwide. Each year, about 16 million adolescents aged 15 to 19 give birth. In Latin America, 20% of births correspond to women under 20 years old, and it is estimated that 40% of pregnancies were unplanned. In Guatemala, 66,042 teenage pregnancies were recorded in 2019.

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Adolescent Pregnancy Crisis in Latin America

Teenage pregnancy is a public health problem according to the WHO. The lack of sexual education is a key factor in the high levels of premature pregnancies worldwide. Each year, about 16 million adolescents aged 15 to 19 give birth. In Latin America, 20% of births correspond to women under 20 years old, and it is estimated that 40% of pregnancies were unplanned. In Guatemala, 66,042 teenage pregnancies were recorded in 2019.

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Statement of the problem

Adolescent pregnancy is considered a health issue.


published by the World Health Organization (WHO). In all
countries where this type of information has been gathered has been deduced
that one of the main problems at a global level is the lack of
Sexual health education and guidance is a determining factor in
the high number of premature pregnancies. The complications of
pregnancy and childbirth are the main cause of death for the
adolescents in most countries. Globally, nearly 16
millions of adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 give birth each year, in
low and middle income countries, the complications of
pregnancy and childbirth are the main causes of death among the
women aged 15 to 19 years, in 2008 it was estimated that three million
unsafe abortions at this age, teenage pregnancy is more
likely in rural, poor, and lower-level populations
educational, contributes to increase mortality rates and
maternal and the risk of dying during pregnancy.

In Latin America, adolescents play a very important role.


in society, as they make up 30% of the population. The
adolescents are living in a world of total experimentation,
with a lot of technology where the influential content is very
important that it is good etiquette, since this is a factor
somewhat important in the area of both his social and education
sexual health. 20% of the births in the region correspond to women
under 20 years old and it is estimated that 40% of pregnancies were not
planned. Currently, Latin America and the Caribbean have the
highest global rate of teenage pregnancy.

In the case of Guatemala, which recorded 66,042 pregnancies.


adolescents, aged 10 to 19 years, in the first semester of
year 2019, and that, currently almost close to two thousand pregnancies in
2020. Every year, hundreds of teenagers become mothers in Guatemala.
many of them get pregnant due to lack of information
about sexuality, or for marriages at a very early age. Others are
pregnant as a result of rapes suffered in their own
homes. The consequences of these pregnancies in girls and
adolescents are terrible for them and for society. For
countering this situation requires ensuring formal education,
incorporate sexual education in schools, support families and
the adolescents with friendly dialogue spaces. Furthermore, if
consider that many of these pregnancies are the result of abuse
sexual and violence, it is vital to empower these girls and
their families in the knowledge of their rights, reporting to the
perpetrators and breaking the silence, which often prevents
that these situations come to light.

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