Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tropical Cyclone

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Prof

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Topic #4: socio-cultural influences on adolescent health, with a focus on the negative environmental factors on teenage pregnancy in low socio-economic status areas. Topic: this write-up will analyze the factors that affect the health of pregnant teenage mothers living in low socio-economic status areas. Themes: it will cast light on the influence of: poor social support: psychological, emotional, financial support from family and friends, poor governmental support: highly commercialized support system; physical inaccessibility and financially unaffordable. Thesis: pregnant teenage mothers who live in low socio-economic neighbourhoods lack family and community support, in addition to the unavailability and inaccessibility to support organizations, both of which have a serious impact on their overall health. Statement of purpose: this topic is regarding the recent trend in teenage pregnancy, particularly, the barriers they face due to lack of social and governmental support.