Quiz: An Eye-Opener on Teenage Pregnancy
The purpose of this quiz is to test how much you know about teenage pregnancy. The objective is for you to be aware of the risks of sex and teenage pregnancy.
Here are nine quick questions for you to answer:
1. In the western industrialized world, which country has the highest teen pregnancy rate?
o Mexico
o Canada
o United States
o France
2. What pregnancy related complication does a teenage mother have?
o Pre-eclampsia
o Long labor
o Toxemia
o All of the above
3. Children of teenage mothers are most likely to have?
o Greater risks of neglect and abuse
o Lower birth weights
o Poor health
o All of the above
4. What are the health-risks for a baby born from a teenage mother?
o Low birth weight
o Still births
o Undeveloped organs such as lungs, heart and brain
o All of the above
5. Which among the races has the highest rate for teenage births?
o African-American
o Hispanics
o Whites
o Pacific Islanders/ Native Hawaiians
6. What is the ratio of teens having sex before the age 15?
o 2 out of 10
o 4 out of 10
o 6 out of 10
o 8 out of 10
7. The best way to avoid teenage pregnancy is to
o Use condoms
o Refrain from having sex/ abstinence
o Urinate or douche after having sex
o Use contraceptives
8. Teenage pregnancy is a problem in
o The United States of America
o Japan
o The Netherlands
o All over the world
9. What are the social problems a teenage mom would face?
o Reduced employment opportunities due to lack of education
o Being alienated from family and friends
o Her child will likely be teenage parents themselves
o All of the above
Answers:
- United States of America
- All of the above
- All of the above
- All of the above
- Whites
- 8 out of 10
- Refrain from having sex/ abstinence
- All over the world
- All of the above
Posted on May 30, 2008 by admin