Presenter Information

Tashi SherpaFollow

Submission Type

Poster

Start Date

4-26-2021

Abstract

The Philippines has one of the highest adolescent birth rates among the Southeast Asian countries. In 2019, the Philippines National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) declared the number of teenage pregnancies a "national social emergency". Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, realized the urgency as the Commission on Population and Development in 2019 recorded that almost seven girls, aged ten to fourteen, gave birth everyday- 2,411 girls that year. Teenage pregnancy prevents the opportunity for women to escape from poverty and improve their human development levels. Increased risk of these outcomes are predominantly caused by inadequate sex education, lack of access to birth control, increasing cohabitation, and misconceptions led by religion or stereotypes.

Trade is crucial to increase women's employment and wages. Leveraging trade to increase women's education and empowerment is essential for a sustainable path to significant development. The research examines the policies implemented to tackle important determinants of teen pregnancy and connects trade policies within the Philippines to measure the profound impact of trade on girls' education and empowerment.

Comments

Faculty Sponsor: Dr Pallavi Panda

Share

COinS
 
Apr 26th, 12:00 AM

210— Factors Affecting Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines

The Philippines has one of the highest adolescent birth rates among the Southeast Asian countries. In 2019, the Philippines National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) declared the number of teenage pregnancies a "national social emergency". Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, realized the urgency as the Commission on Population and Development in 2019 recorded that almost seven girls, aged ten to fourteen, gave birth everyday- 2,411 girls that year. Teenage pregnancy prevents the opportunity for women to escape from poverty and improve their human development levels. Increased risk of these outcomes are predominantly caused by inadequate sex education, lack of access to birth control, increasing cohabitation, and misconceptions led by religion or stereotypes.

Trade is crucial to increase women's employment and wages. Leveraging trade to increase women's education and empowerment is essential for a sustainable path to significant development. The research examines the policies implemented to tackle important determinants of teen pregnancy and connects trade policies within the Philippines to measure the profound impact of trade on girls' education and empowerment.

 

To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately,
you may Download the file to your hard drive.

NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.