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      <title>Teen Pregnancy Around The World by yasmin bastida</title>
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Over the years, teen pregnancy has escalated. Although in some countries the rate has lowered, there still continues to be a big number of teen pregnancie​s that are due to false use of protection, environment, or other factors such as sexual abuse. However, the teen pregnancy rate in most countries has not increased much due to sexual education and the availability of protection​.

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      <pubDate>2014-01-24 15:30:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Asia(Thailand) </title>
         <author>y_bastida97</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/y_bastida97/6pjmivwnrj/wish/19864967</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<b><p> -This article focuses in Thailand's high Teen Pregnancy rate. It criticizes both the cultural difference made between genders and how Thailand “tries” to lower this rate. By providing health classes and all sorts of sexual protection but yet it is seen as morally wrong to the community. Health classes are provided with limited discussion and hours given to the class by year the lack of discussion is major in Thailand although they have the resources the state of mind is just not their. For more information visit:</p><b></b></b>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2014-01-24 15:39:25 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Africa</title>
         <author>stephanieavalos</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/y_bastida97/6pjmivwnrj/wish/19865213</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<br><b><p>UNICEF states the health risk factors &nbsp;that &nbsp;African Pregnant woman encounter &nbsp;like </p><p>Maternal Mortality ( Risk of Mother Dying in Labor &nbsp;girl under 18 have a higher chance ) , Woman’s nutritional status( Women with poor nutrition when &nbsp;pregnant give birth to low birth weight babies ) , and &nbsp;HIV/AIDS ( High rate on teens due to the fact of difficulty in possessing contraceptives) Overall the fact of low poverty and care seems to be the issue in Africa . </p><p>For more information visit:</p></b><br>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2014-01-24 15:42:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>United States</title>
         <author>y_bastida97</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<b><p>The United States of America has lowered its rate of Teen Pregnancies over the past years. It also states that the U.S is trying to avoid the Young Mothers to become pregnant again in their teenage years. By showing Statistics by race and estimation around states it makes its case clear . Towards the end of the article &nbsp;it gives some kind of thought on why teens tend to get pregnant at such an early age factors like devotion in education and “behaviors like parent “ seems to contribute a lot in this issue. To learn more see:</p><b></b></b>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2014-01-24 15:50:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>South America</title>
         <author>stephanieavalos</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/y_bastida97/6pjmivwnrj/wish/19866130</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<b><p>South America has the second highest teen pregnancy rates in the world. Statistics show that about 13% of births are by adolescents. The article also reveals that teens have doubled their fertility rate from 8.5 percent to 14.3 percent between 1955 and 2005. To learn more visit:</p><b></b></b>]]></description>
         <enclosure url="http://blog.panampost.com/andrew-woodbury/2013/07/18/booming-babies-prevalent-teen-pregnancy-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/" />
         <pubDate>2014-01-24 15:52:21 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Australia </title>
         <author>y_bastida97</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/y_bastida97/6pjmivwnrj/wish/19866337</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Australia’s teen pregnancy rate has dropped in the last 20 years. This may be due to making protection more available, sexual education classes, and access to abortion. Girls with an unplanned pregnancy are also given support to make a decision about&nbsp;abortion. For more visit:<br>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2014-01-24 15:54:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Spain</title>
         <author>stephanieavalos</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/y_bastida97/6pjmivwnrj/wish/19866723</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<b><p>Spanish research has concluded that adolescents are becoming sexually active at younger ages, however, the pregnancy rate is not high due to the use of protection. They’ve also noticed that failure or misuse of protection during intercourse is the biggest risk for teen pregnancy.</p>For more information visit:</b>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2014-01-24 15:58:02 UTC</pubDate>
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