解决拉丁裔社区少女怀孕问题

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1、解决拉丁裔社区少女怀孕问题Accordingtothelateststatistics,Latinashaveahigheroverallallteenbirthratethanthenationatlarge・TogaininsightintohowteenpregnancypreventionprofessionalscantailortheireffortstoLatinocommunities,wespokewithAnnMarieBenitez,seniormanageroftheLatinoInitiativeatTheNationalCampaignt

2、oPreventTeenandUnplannedPregnancy.NCFY：PeopleoftenthinkofteenpregnancyamongLatinasasaculturalissue・Howdoyourespondtothat?Benitez：Whiledisparitiesexistand4outof10Latinasgetpregnantbeforetheageof20,teenpregnancyisachallengeforthewholenation.Becauseit'sst订1afactthat3outof10teensgetpregnan

3、tbeforetheageof20.NCFY:HowdoparentsfigureintoteenpregnancypreventionamongLatinoteens?Regardlessofraceandethnicity,allparentsdon，tknowwhattosayaboutsexorwhentostarttheconversationaboutsex.Wedoapublicopinionsurveyeveryotheryear,and88percentofthegeneralpopulationagreesthatparentsingeneral

4、justdon，tknowwhattosayandwhentostart.Whenwecomparedthemtoothergroups,Hispanicteensweremorelikelytostronglyagreethattheirparentsdon，tknowwhattosayaboutsexandwhentostarttheconversatiori.AndthepatternholdstrueforaduIts,where70percentofHispanicaduItsaremorelikelytostronglyagreethatparentsn

5、eedhelpwhenitcomestotalkingtotheirkidsaboutsex.Parentsaretheoneswhoinfluenceteensthemostintermsoftheirdecisionsaboutsex・Morethanpeers,morethanpopularculture,morethanteachers.Infact,91percentofLatinoteensagreethatit，smucheasierforthemtopostponesexualactivityandavoidteenpregnancyiftheywe

6、reabletohavemoreofanopenhonestconversationwiththeirparents.NCFY：DoLatinoteensandparentstalkaboutteenpregnancydifferentlythanteensandparentsfromothergroups?WeconductedastudycalleduTowardaCommonFuture”andwefoundthatthereweremorecommonalitiesthandifferencesregardlessofwhether[parents]areH

7、ispanicornot.Allparentshavehighaspirationsfortheirteens・Allparentswanttoseetheirkidssucceed,finishhighschoolandhopefullyattendcollege・Theybelieveitisimportanttotalktotheirkidsahoutsex.Theyalsobelieveit，simportanttotalkaboutbothabstinenceandcontraception.TheresthismyththatLatinosdon，t