Understanding Adolescent Pregnancy in the Philippines: Trends and Challenges

Adolescent pregnancy remains a significant public health issue in the Philippines, with 210,000 babies born to teenage mothers annually. The prevalence has doubled from 7% to 14% between 2002 and 2013, with higher rates in rural areas and among the poorest quintile. Factors contributing to this phenomenon include limited education and disparities in healthcare access. Data for Eastern Visayas and Eastern Samar regions illustrate varying trends in adolescent birth rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions. Efforts are being made to improve health outcomes among adolescents, such as increasing facility-based deliveries and skilled birth attendants.

• Adolescent Pregnancy
• Philippines
• Public Health
• Teenage Mothers
• Healthcare Access

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1. Municipal Health Situation: Adolescent Pregnancy

2. Session Objectives By the end of the session, the participants will be able: 1. Appreciate the adolescent pregnancy at the national and province level; 2. Appreciate the adolescent pregnancy of the municipality and disparities in the barangays; 3. Appreciate the health and non-health related factors contributing to adolescent pregnancy

3. Philippines 210,000 babies are born every year to teenage mothers (YAFS 2013) Significant increase in the prevalence of teenage childbearing, from 7 to 14% between 2002 and 2013 (YAFS 2013) Young mothers gave birth to 818,000 babies in 2000 alone. This means, almost 1 of every 10 babies is born to teenage mothers. (NSO, 2000)

4. Philippines What are socio-demographic characteristics of Filipino teen mothers? 30% higher in rural than urban areas Four times higher among the poorest than the richest quintile Highest in girls with primary education only

5. Eastern Visayas Region (Insert Regional Data trend in graph on Adolescent Birth Rate or Teenage Pregnancy)

6. Eastern Samar Province (Insert Provincial Data trend in graph on Adolescent Birth Rate or Teenage Pregnancy)

7. Adolescent Pregnancy among Municipalities % of Teenage Pregnancy 2015-2016 50 42 45 40 36 35 30 29 30 25 25 24 24 23 22 25 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 20 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 15 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 10 7 5 5 0 2015 2016

8. HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG ADOLESCENTS HEALTH OUTCOMES 2015 2016 2017 Target Maternal Deaths 3 0 Facility Based Delivery 10% 100% (10/100) Births attended by a Skilled Personnel 30% 100% (30/100)

9. Maternal Death 2016 Neonatal/Infant Death 2016 Non-Functional BHS Functional BHS

10. ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY (Based on the spot map, list the highest 3 and lowest 3 barangays with number of adolescent pregnancy)

11. FACTORS (What are the existing factors or determinants in the top 3 barangays with highest pregnancy? e.g. Presence of Schools College and High school, etc. Kindly indicate all the facts.)

12. ANALYSIS (Analysis will be based on the available data and factors in the barangay. e.g. Barangay 1 is one of the most highest barangay with adolescent pregnancy because it has colleges with night shift classes.)

13. Family Church Schools RHU Healthy Adolescents Other sectors in the community

14. MARAMING SALAMAT PO.