FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Teenage pregnancy is a widespread reproductive health related phenomenon with well-established causes as well as negative effects and consequences on a person's health, society, and economy. Pregnancy in a woman under the age of 20 is referred to as the so-called teenage pregnancy. However, a young woman who is 12 or under and pregnant fits this definition of teenage pregnancy as well even though she is not a teenager technically.

A higher risk of health issues like preeclampsia, anemia, contracting STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), premature delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, and poor mental health outcomes is linked to teenage pregnancy. Violence and depression are more prevalent in teenage mothers, which can raise the risk of mental disorders. With inadequate complementary feeding and breastfeeding, frequent infections, inadequate food, health, and care, mothers who are in poor maternal health are more likely to have low birth weight babies. The cycle continues through the generations as the low birth weight baby grows into a stunted child, teenager, and finally a malnourished pregnant woman who has another low birth weight baby. Since some teenage pregnancies are either unintended or unwanted, their bodies may compete with growing fetuses while carrying them for nutrition and they may not be psychologically prepared to nurse babies after delivery. Poor health outcomes can also result from nutrition ignorance. (National Nutrition Council, 2021)

Lack of awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights as well as curiosity and experimentation are among the topmost causes why teenage involved themselves on doing inappropriate acts. This is more often than not, a result of lack of proper communication between teenagers and their parents. Drugs and alcohol, low socio-economic status, peer pressure, sexual abuse and media influence can be cause of teenage pregnancy as well. Moreover, the influence of the environment where the teenagers grew affect the way of their thinking upon doing this kind of act certainly, resulting to teenage pregnancy.

Communication. Education. Optimization. (CEO)

Our world could prevent the worsening scenarios related to teenage pregnancy if everyone has a deeper connection and understanding with each other. Through healthy communication, we could disseminate information and educate everybody, especially the youth, with regard to this specific phenomenon. If we all had that kind of will to inform everyone, then we, the proponents, are certain that a simple act of listening and conversing would bloom a fruit that is beneficial in curbing the teenage pregnancy cases all over the world. Moreover, through the help of different organization and the available resources, citizens of the world could make the most of it in helping to ease the drastic increase of teenagers being exposed in sexual and reproductive acts.

A thing, person, organization, object, or concept with a distinct and independent existence is what the word "entity" refers to in its literal sense. The project's proponents decide to create an acronym forming the word ENTITY as they begin this project to assure everyone that someone is there to be their companion, advisor, and/or friend through whatever they are experiencing as a young person, and that 'someone' is them, the proponents. To reduce the chance of being exposed to pre-marital sex and avoid teenage pregnancy, they make sure to be there for everyone, especially youth, through the use of digital world. They will serve as one of the role models for young people to look up for.

Despite their differences in demographics, young people are the Project ENTITY's primary target audience. However, this project is not just for them; it is also for people all over the world to read, watch, and be educated because they are secondary audiences who should also be aware of the concepts, cause, and effects of teenage pregnancy.

To make this project accomplished, a monetary support and more workforce is one that the proponents suggest. In accordance with the monetary support, an estimated budget ranging from Php. 10,000.00 to Php. 20,000.00 is needed quarterly to provide necessary materials. This budget will cover the requisite expenses on printing materials for mass production of booklets and flyers, expenses on holding a seminar and webinar for information dissemination digitally and physically, and expenses on program and personnel.