Paper Example on Mauritius Teen Pregnancy Survey: Join the Health Coalition!

Introduction

A Mauritius health coalition has been assigned the duty to collect information that will assist with the study that is related to teen pregnancy. In the past years, a huge increase in the number of teenagers getting pregnant has been realized, and it has caused many of them to drop out and get married or take care of their children. Pregnant females between the ages of 13 to 20 years of age are invited to answer this questionnaire. No information will identify the participants as their names, and personal details will remain anonymous. The data collected will be analyzed individually, but an assurance of privacy will be maintained. In case you had completed an electronic version of this teen pregnancy questionnaire, it is not necessary to answer this paper version.

You have been chosen to respond to this questionnaire as a way to ensure that you help to seek a solution to the menace of teenage pregnancy. Thank you for sparing your time to participate in this study. This questionnaire contains questions with several choices, and you are expected to answer them honestly. The information you provide will be used for research purposes only and will not be shared with any other individual or place. Your answers are confidential, and your privacy will be respected at all costs. Filling the questionnaire will take approximately twenty minutes. In case you have any questions, feel free to contact me at XXX.

Questions

Part A: Demographic Information

1. Your Age: (tick where applicable)

A. 13B. 14C. 15D. 16

E. 17F. 18G. 19H. 20

2. Your Race: (check one)

A. HispanicB. African AmericanC. White

D. Native AmericanE. AsianF. Other

3. Religion

A. Catholic.

B. Protestant.

C. Muslim.

D. Others (specify)

4. What is your marital status?

A. SingleB. MarriedC. Divorced

D. SeparatedE. Widowed

5. What is the current marital status of your mother?

A. Single B. MarriedC. Divorced

D. SeparatedE. RemarriedF. Deceased

6. What is the current marital status of your father?

A. SingleB. MarriedC. Divorced

D. SeparatedE. DivorcedF. Remarried

7. Is the father of your child alive?

A. Yes.

B. No.

8. If yes, how old is he?

9. What relationship do you have with your baby's father?

A. Married and living in the same house.

B. Married and living separately.

C. Living together but not yet married.

D. Living separately and not married.

E. Divorced.

F. No relationship.

10. How often do you see your baby's father?

A. Every day B. Once a weekC. 2 or 3 times each week

D. Rarely see himE. Never see him

Part B: (Please tick below)

Causes

1. Is this your first pregnancy?

A. Yes.

B. No.

If no, enter the age you first got pregnant

2. Was it planned?

A. Yes.

B. No.

3. What was the sexual experience that caused this pregnancy?

A. Wanted.

B. Unwanted.

4. Were you under the influence of drugs?

A. Yes.

B. No.

5. Did your partner use any birth control method?

A. Yes.

B. No.

6. Did you experience any difficulties getting access to any type of birth control?

A. Yes.

B. No.

7. By the time you got pregnant, were you living with your parent/guardian?

A. Yes.

B. No.

8. Did you get any information about the prevention of pregnancy in the past year?

A. No.

B. Yes, from a friend.

C. Yes, from my guardian.

D. Yes, from the nurse at school.

Other

9. Are you in school right now?

A. Yes.

B. No.

10. Which grade did you last complete?

A. 7B. 8C. 9D. 10

E. 11F. 12G. 13

11. What grade are you currently in?

A. 7 B. 8C. 9D. 10

E. 11F. 12G. 13

12. How is your school attendance since you got pregnant?

A. Attends every day B. Misses three days per weekC. Miss a day every week

D. Hardly attendsE. Misses two days each week F. Not in school

13. Who supports you financially?

A. Your Parents.

B. Father of your baby.

C. Job employment.

D. Loans.

E. Help from Social Services.

F. Savings.

Others (please specify)

14. Which among these causes most cases of teenage pregnancy?

A. Peer pressure.

B. Curiosity.

C. Lack of important information.

D. Sexual violence.

15. What are the chances of a teen having sex with no adequate knowledge of unwanted pregnancies?

A. Definitely will.

B. Probably will.

C. Probably won't.

Consequences

1. Do you think pregnancies among teenagers are risky?

No.

Yes.

No opinion.

2. Are teenage pregnancies common in your community?

A. No.

B. Yes.

C. No opinion.

3. Do pregnant teenagers face stigma and instances of being isolated?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Do you face any type of stigmatization due to your pregnancy?

A. Yes.

B. No.

5. If yes, what type of stigmatization do you face or have you faced in the past?

6. Is sex before marriage allowed in your culture?

A. YesB. No

7. Which is the worst situation you experienced after getting pregnant at your age?

A. Financial implications.

B. Public shame.

C. A feeling of being left out by age mates.

D. Challenges are continuing with education.

8. What challenges have you faced since you became pregnant?

Explain.

Importance of Sexuality Education

Which age group has the most common causes of teenage pregnancy?

12 - 14 years.

15 - 17 years.

18 - 19 years.

2. Is sex education important in school?

A. Yes.

B. No.

3. If yes, why is sex education necessary in school? Explain.

4. Which sexual protection methods are the most effective?

A. Condoms.

B. Birth control pills.

C. Injections and coils.

D. None of the above.

5. Which protection method did you use in your past sexual activity?

A. Condoms.

B. Pills.

C. Injection.

D. None of the above.

6. Why do you think many teenagers get unwanted pregnancies?

A. They are not aware of the consequences of unprotected sex.

B. They are aware of the consequences but choose to ignore them.

C. There is no adequate education on how to abstain or use effective protective measures.

D. Parents have become reluctant about talking matters to do with sexual life with their children.

7. Should the government be blamed for the increased number of pregnancies in teens?

A. Yes.

B. No.

8. If yes, how should the government improve its education delivery on sexual matters to teens at an early age?

A. Increase the number of teachers in schools to teach children on matters related to early sex and its consequences.

B. Invest in more advertisements to sensitize young adults on sex.

C. Punish all teens found to be pregnant.

D. Increase the services of free family planning delivery in hospitals.

9. Are parents to blame for the increased cases of pregnancies in their unmarried children?

A. Yes.

B. No.

10. What role should parents play in ensuring their children get enough education as soon as they enter the adolescence age?

A. Punish them when they notice weird behaviors in them.

B. Talk to them about sexual activities and why it is essential to wait until marriage.

C. Keep quiet and wait for their teachers to teach them about such matters.

D. Expose them to cases of teen pregnancies so that they can see how detrimental it can be to the lives of the teen girls.

Thank you for your time.