Adolescent

Health &
Youth
Development

Understanding the
Adolescents

WHO ARE ADOLESCENTS?

Adolescents: persons in the
10-19 year age
group

Youth

15-24
group.
Young

persons in the
year age

People :
between the

persons

 Puberty includes:
Growth spurt
Sexual maturation

Teenagers need to know that:

No set timetable for change. It can

begin as early as 9 or as late as 15.

Some males and females develop

faster than others

Teenagers need to know that:

Girls usually start their growth

spurt when they are around ten

years old or sometimes as early as 9
1/2.
Boys usually begin their growth

spurt about twelve to eighteen

months after most girls.

Boys continue to grow three to four

years after most girls have finished
growing. Boys often do not finish
growing until age 20 or 21.

FOR GIRLS, the changes usually

happen in the order below:
1. Breast grow
2.Growth of Bony Pelvis
3. Pubic hair develops
4. Vaginal discharge appears
5. Underarm hair grow

FOR BOYS, the physical changes

they experience during puberty
include the following
1. Testes and Scrotal Sac grow
2. Pubic hair begins to appear
3. Penis grows longer and testes

continue to get bigger

4. Voice changes and begins to
deepen
5. Facial hair grows
6. Breasts may become tender and
larger

THANK
YOU

..the adolescent should be aware of the

following:
Normal to be attracted, infatuated and even be

in-love with somebody in the adolescent years

Expectations and requirements for a mature,
loving relationship
Risks involved in having relationship in the
teenage years
Needs that could be satisfied by friendship
involving both boys and girls without
necessarily having a boy/girlfriend
Certain level of maturity is required in the
selection of a partner

the Things to Avoid When Dating:

When you are getting close to your friend
control your urge to go further.
Parts of your body such as your genitals, buttocks,

inner thighs, chest, neck, and mouth are very easily

stimulated.
Avoid direct contact around these areas because it
will stimulate your sexual desire.
Strong and firmly refuse if your partner
urge you to have sex
threatens to break up with you.

TEENAGE PREGNANCY DATA

AND 2013 YAFSS RESULTS FOR
REGION 2

2013 TEENAGE PREGNANCY

INCIDENCE BY REGION
BASED ON 2013 YAFSS RESULT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

CAR- 18.4%
Region 2- 18.1%
NCR- 17.7%
CARAGA- 17.3%
Region 11- 16.7%
Region 9- 16.3%
Region 6- 15.1%
Region 3- 15.1%
Region 12- 13.7%

10. Region 7- 13.1%

11. Region 10- 13.0%
12. Region 1- 12.7%
13. Region 4B- 12.3%
14. ARMM- 11.8%
15. Region 8- 11.8%
16. Region 5- 8.8%
17. Region- 4A- 8.1%

INCIDENCE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN

REGION 2
(15-19 yrs old)

AREA

2011

2013

Philippine
s
Region 2

9.5%

13.6%

11.2%

18.1%

Notes:
2011 Family Health Survey (FHS)
2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Survey (YAFSS) 4

WHAT DOES 18.1% MEAN IN TERMS OF THE

NUMBER OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN REGION
2?

166,246 females (2013:15-19 yrs old)

30,091 young women who got

pregnant (2013) &

9,568 (31.8%) pregnant young women
who got reported (2013)

Region 2- WHERE DOES TEENAGE

PREGNANCY COME FROM IN TERMS OF
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT?
(2013 YAFSS)

35.3% HS undergraduate
23.5% HS graduate
23.5% No education/Elementary &
17.6% College

NUMBER OF TEENAGE PREGNANCIES

(13-19 YRS OLD)
BY PROVINCE IN REGION 02
Province

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total

Isabela

3,218

3,712

3,329

5,318

15,577 1st

Cagayan

3,185

3,258

3,182

3,989*

13,614 2nd

Nueva
Vizcaya

1,013

975

1,178

702*

3,868 3rd

Quirino

689

693

529

290*

2,201 4th

Batanes

41

43

50

37

171 5th

8,146

8,681

TOTAL

8,268 10,336

35,431

Rank

NUMBER OF TEENAGE PRENANCY

IN CAGAYAN BY MUNICIPALITY FOR
Municipality 2011
2013
2014
Total Rank
CY 2012
2011-2014
Baggao

383

389

367

339

1,478

1st

Ballesteros

140

141

135

725

1,141

2nd

Solana

350

337

306

93

1,086

3rd

Aparri

252

259

237

125

873

4th

Penablanca

182

206

179

184

751

5th

Amulung

185

182

164

217

748

6th

Gattaran

153

197

178

205

733

7th

Lal-lo

186

171

169

140

666

8th

Sta. Ana

147

172

155

137

611

9th

Gonzaga

137

145

161

139

582

10th

NUMBER OF TEENAGE PRENANCY

IN CAGAYAN BY MUNICIPALITY FOR
Municipality 2011
2013
2014
Total Rank
CY 2012
2011-2014
Buguey
Enrile

131
130

131
110

133
111

105
100

500
451

11th
12th

Piat
Allacapan
Tuao 1
Pamplona

140
119
54
82

87
112
91
87

132
114
99
94

59
66
138
93

418
411
382
356

13th
14th
15th
16th

Sta. Teresita
Claveria
Sanchez Mira

125
76
55

102
83
46

54
76
78

66
80
106

347
315
285

17th
18th
19th

Camalaniugan

80

96

63

239

20th

NUMBER OF TEENAGE PRENANCY

IN CAGAYAN BY MUNICIPALITY FOR
CY 2012
2011-2014
Municipality 2011
2013
2014
Total Rank
Abulug

25

130

155

21st

43

32

50

25

150

22nd

Lasam

22

116

138

23rd

Sto. Nino (Faire)

36

38

48

127

24th

Sta. Praxedes

20

14

13

20

67

25th

Iguig

10

32

52

26th

Alcala

28

23

51

27th

Calayan

50

50

28th

Rizal

NUMBER OF TEENAGE PREGNANCIES BY BARANGAY IN GATTARAN,

CAGAYAN IN 2014 TOP/BOTTOM TEN

BARANGAY
Baraccaoit
Mabuno
Basao
Nabaccayan
Centro Sur
Capissayan
Norte
Pia Weste
Palagao Norte
San Carlos
Pia Este

TOTAL
20
16
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8

BARANGAY
Langgan
Centro Norte
Casicallan Sur
calaoagan
Bassit
Cabayu
Bolos Point
Sidem
Cabayu
Sta.Ana
Abra

TOTAL
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

CONSEQUENCES OF TEENAGE
PREGNANCY

High Risk Pregnancy

Give Birth to low birth weight babies
More likely not to pursue her studies
More likely they will be victims of

domestic violence &

Resort to abortion

PROFILE OF TEENAGERS
WHO ENGAGE IN PMS
(1) Teenagers who smoke, drink and do drugs
(2) Teenagers who belong to dysfunctional
families
(3) Teenagers who live away from their parents
&
(4) Teenagers who live in rural areas

Region 2 YOUTH NON-SEXUAL

RISK BEHAVIORS
(2013 YAFSS)

17.0% are smoking

31.5% are drinking
1.6% used drugs

WHY IS TEENAGE PREGNANCY HIGH

IN REGION 2?
(2013 YAFSS)

27.5% have engaged in premarital

sex (28.5% among males and 26.4%

among females)
86.2% who engaged in PMS, have
no protection
65.2% used condom

WHY IS TEENAGE PREGNANCY

HIGH IN REGION 2?
(2013 YAFSS)
41.1% have no sources of information

on sex & reproduction at all

33.1% preferred nobody
48.5% preferred to get their info from
friends of the same sex

WHY IS TEENAGE PREGNANCY

HIGH IN REGION 2?
(2013 YAFSS)
33% have read pornographic materials (31.3%

among males and 34.8% among females)

55.5% have watched x-rated movies/videos
(71.5% among males and 38.7% among
females)
14.5% have sent or received sex videos through
cell phones or internet

WHY IS TEENAGE PREGNANCY

HIGH IN REGION 2?
(2013 YAFSS)
Among Females- about

contraception (31.4%); STIs/HIV-AIDS

(17.9%) &
Among Males- General Info about
sex (80.8%); Sexual positions/
techniques (29.9%)

WHY ARE WE doing this?

(2013 YAFSS)
41.1% have no sources of information

on sex & reproduction at all

33.1% preferred nobody
48.5% preferred to get their info from
friends of the same sex
82.3% have cell phones

School level when 1st

PMS occurred
20% while in high school
13% while in college
13% after HS graduation and
3.5% while in elementary school

Reasons for engaging in 1st PMS

School level when 1st

PMS occurred
20% while in high school
13% while in college
13% after HS graduation and
3.5% while in elementary school

WHY ARE WE doing this?

(2013 YAFSS)
46.0% used the internet
40.8% have social networking account

(facebook; you tube; twitter;

instagram)
39.3% have email account &
6.7 hours per day spent on the internet

ARH IEC Materials

A. AHD-message bearing fans
1. Toga Muna Bago Trahe De Boda;
2. Ang Pag-aaral ay para sa hinaharap. Huwag
ipagpalit sa sandaling sarap
B. AHD-message bearing T-Shirts
1. Ang tunay na kaibigan, hindi ka ipapahamak kahit
kailan- Be proud of the friends you have.
2. Sa totoo lang, utak ang nagpapatibok ng puso- Be
wise in love.

AHD IEC Materials

3. Hindi bahay-bahayan ang kasal- Be happily
married someday but not today
4. Isa sa pinakamahirap na tanong ay Siya na ba?Stick to one.
5. Masarap may kayakap, magmahal nang totoo ay
mahirap- Take it slow.
C. Teenage Pregnancy Documentary in Tuguegarao City
(c/o UNTV thru their Istorya Segment) and Infomercial
D. Jingle Against Teenage Pregnancy entitled Hamon
Sa Kabataan and the U4U Jingle

PROPOSED AHD
Conduct Orientation/Consultation
ACTIVITIESon Teenage

Pregnancy to LCEs, SB, ABC/BC, School Officials

and PTA Officers
Develop Boarding House/Dormitory Ordinance by
SB
Conduct of the U4U Teen Trail Exhibit in HS
Conduct of Parent Education Sessions during
Family Day in HS/Parent Classes in the Barangays
Conduct of Peer Counselling to SC members,
Officers of Clubs in HS and OSY Leaders

PROPOSED AHD ACTIVITIES

Issuance of DepEd Memo to Play the Campaign

Jingle Against Teenage Pregnancy entitled

Hamon sa Kabataan and the U4U Jingle
before and after the Flag Ceremony,
respectively; Posting of the U4U Contact
Details in School Bulletin Boards or in the
Classroom, if possible; Utilization of PopComs
AHD Advocacy and IEC Materials during
Special Occasions/Events in Schools
Establishment of Teen Centers in HS and
Barangays

SALIENT PROVISIONS OF BOARDING

HOUSE/ DORMITORY ORDINANCE
LGUs to organize the owners of boarding houses into a

Federation or Association whose President will become

a member of both local health and school boards
Owners and their adolescent children to be required to
be trained on parenting education and peer
counseling , respectively, by accredited institutions
Boarding Houses to have a registry of boarders (i.e.
name, their contact numbers and address; name of
parents, their contact numbers and address; schedule
of classes; among others)

SALIENT PROVISIONS OF
BOARDING HOUSE/DORMITORY
ORDINANCE
Boarding houses to designate a place to entertain

visitors/friends
Boarding houses to set curfew
Boarding houses to cater to a specific client
Boarding houses to have provisions in cases their
boarders will sleep over with their friends or relatives.
The parents should be informed about it.

MARAMING
SALAMAT PO