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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 4
First page : ( 545) Last page : ( 550)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00754.X

Family Support of Ifontoks to their Pregnant Teenagers: an Extension Health Service Program of Mountain Province State Polytechnic College

Kiblasan June II A.

Dean of Nursing, Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines

Online published on 6 April, 2019.

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy in the Philippines is increasingly turning out to be a major cause of concern. The rising trend among young women who are becoming mothers and majority of them are unmarried lead them vulnerable to death, susceptible to depression, abortion and others, especially if support from family is minimal.

This study focused on how social and spiritual health service program was developed and extended to pregnant teenagers. A reliable self-made data gathering tool was used to collect data from parent/s and the pregnant teenagers. Positive effects were observed and verbalized after launchings the first implementation of the health service program within the locality. Indeed, the nursing department of MPSPC included the service in the care of pregnant mothers during community immersion as part of the related learning experience (RLE) of the nursing curriculum.

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Keywords

Pregnant teenagers, family support, Ifontoks, Social wellness, spiritual wellness.

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