HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Reproductive Health, Teenage Pregnancy, Sex Education
24 Mar 2017
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Article speaks on young mothers in canada and does not contribute data on a global scale. Comparing the circumstances for young mothers on welfare in canada with young mothers of other countries provides perspective and may show ways in which improvements can be made in canada. In certain countries, adolescent mothers may be forced to marry (not highly prevalent in. Canada: sex education lacking in many countries, including canada, 95% of adolescent births occur in low or middle-income countries and adolescent birth. In countries such as ethiopia, young girls are pressured into marrying and having children right away. Can have large implications on single young mothers who rely on their own income. Just as there are potentially unmet service needs and a lack of plans to best address them in canada, this is an issue around the word, in a greater extent depending on the country. Co(cid:373)pare ca(cid:374)ada"s assista(cid:374)ce for tee(cid:374) (cid:373)o(cid:373)s to that of developed a(cid:374)d u(cid:374)der developed countries.
