BATANG INA: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ENROLLED IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN
NAGA CITY
INTRODUCTION RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Franjic (2018) reported that adolescent pregnancy is the "most serious problem of women 1. How did the participants get into that situation?
pregnancies are a global problem that affects today." According to the latest study, 59 percent 2. What challenges have they encountered with
high, medium, and low-income nations. Adolescent of Filipinos thought that early adolescent regards to early pregnancy?
pregnancies are more prevalent in pregnancy was the most serious problem – a 3. What are the participants' coping mechanism in
underprivileged areas across the world and are landslide amount when compared to the next two facing this hurdle?
often caused by poverty, a lack of education, and most serious issues, physical violence at 11 4. How would the participants outline their situation?
a lack of economic possibilities. Adolescents face percent and unexpected pregnancy at 11 percent.
barriers to accessing contraception, such as Sexual and emotional violence each accounted for
restrictive laws and policies regarding the 7% of the total. Meanwhile, 4% believed that the SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
provision of contraception based on age or marital most pressing issue for women was a lack of The results of the study will then be beneficial to the following
status, health worker bias and/or unwillingness to access to family planning information and persons and institutions:
acknowledge adolescents' sexual health needs, services. While all three island groupings and
Student Mothers. They might develop an understanding of their
and adolescents' inability to access contraception Metro Manila agreed that teen pregnancy was the
circumstance and become conscious of their obligations as both a
due to knowledge, transportation, and financial most pressing issue, Mindanao respondents had parent and a student.
constraints. Furthermore, even when adolescents the greatest level of agreement, at 67 percent.
can obtain contraception, they face barriers that The Visayas came in second with 60%. Mindanao Students. They will gain a deeper understanding of the reality of
prevent their use and/or consistent and correct and Visayas were likewise the most likely to student mothers, and most importantly so they could learn about
use of contraception: pressure to have children; believe that the government's efforts to "address the experiences of student mothers.
stigma surrounding the non-marital sexual the most significant problem of women" were very Parents. This study will also aid parents by allowing them to
activity and/or contraceptive use; fear of side satisfactory, with 35% and 36%, respectively. recognize their important role in teaching their kids, preventing
effects; lack of knowledge on correct use; and Meanwhile, 13% of Metro Manila respondents said and diverting them from engaging in early sex. It will also make
factors contributing to discontinuation (for it was "extremely insufficient." The recent them aware that education regarding the use of contraceptives
example, hesitation to go back and seek worrying spike in teen pregnancies has been will begin at home.
contraceptives because of negative first observed by the Commission on Population and
Teachers. This study will also assist teachers, as they will be
experiences with health workers and health Development. PopCom stated that 70,755 informed about how training students on this sort of subject is
systems, changing reproductive needs, changing households were led by minors by the end of crucial to the appropriate development of youngsters to manhood
reproductive intentions). Adolescent females may 2020. This figure is expected to rise to 133,265 by via practice in a school context.
be unable to deny unwanted sex or resist the end of 2021. Meanwhile, according to PopCom,
coercive intercourse in some instances, especially the number of females aged 15 and under who Guidance Counselors. The findings and observations would give
them useful information that they could use in their counseling
when it is unprotected. Sexual violence is gave birth climbed by 7% in 2019 compared to sessions.
ubiquitous and disproportionately affects teenage 2018. According to PopCom data, 2,411 females
girls: around 20% of females worldwide suffered aged 10 to 14 gave birth in 2019 - about 7 every Administration and Faculty. This will give information to promote,
sexual abuse as children and adolescents. day. improve knowledge of, and support programs for student moms
Inequitable gender norms and societal standards to assist them in coping with their position. Furthermore, the
study might serve as a reference for the development and
that condone violence against women increase To gain further knowledge regarding this matter
strengthening of policies that protect against teen pregnancy in
the incidence of unplanned pregnancy among girls on students enrolled to Naga City schools, the schools, as well as the prospective re-admission of affected girls
researchers will conduct an interview using open- back to school.
Moreover, in the Philippines, Abad (2021) ended questions to focus on the participants'
stressed that in a November 2020 Social Weather experiences, challenges, coping strategies, and Future Researchers. The findings of the study will be useful to
Stations (SWS) study, Filipinos believe teen realizations. future researchers as a foundation for further research.
BATANG INA: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ENROLLED IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN
NAGA CITY
SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS
The study covered ten student mothers in Naga City, Camarines Sur, who are enrolled in school years 2019-2020 up to the recent academic year. The study is
delimited to students who have been pregnant in their teens (12 to 19) years old and living in Naga City, Camarines Sur. The subjects were drawn to the students
who have been pregnant and or have been a student on their teenager days. The study is only limited to the students who have a child under six years of age.
The study was mainly focused on the student mothers' experiences, challenges, coping strategies, and realizations.
Furthermore, the study was only done in Naga City and will not cover any other place. Out-of-School Youth in Naga City was not focused and included in this
study which can be explored by future researchers for more findings regarding their experiences.
METHODOLOGY
The fundamental goal of this qualitative phenomenological study is to investigate and comprehend the lived experiences of student mothers throughout their
pregnancy and rearing a child. As defined by Salvador (2016), the study of phenomena is known as phenomenology. The findings of this study may be useful to
others, which is the fundamental purpose of research. Furthermore, phenomenological research is based on studying and comprehending human beings' lived
experiences. This may be accomplished by determining the significance of the experiences and the essences of human beings' lived experiences (Creswell,
2012).
The study's participants were ten Naga City-based adolescent moms aged 12 to 19 years old. Purposive sampling was used to choose participants. Informed
permission obtained by both participants and at least one of the biological/legal foster parents; age range of 12-19 years old; readiness to share their lived
experiences; and commitment to attend follow-up conversations are the inclusion criteria for this study. As a result, semi-structured in-depth interviews were
enabled as the primary study tool for data collection. However, participants were given the option to withdraw at any point to maintain the ideal of autonomy
and secrecy. To augment the data gathering procedure, observations, field notes (personal, transcribed, and analytical), audio-visual recordings, and qualitative
papers were employed. Furthermore, interviews were verbatim transcribed in preparation for data analysis.
MA. SAMANTHA E. MEDRANO (G-13)
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