Another reason why teenage pregnancy exists is probably also the social and family context of the teenager. Klein (2005) notes that there are adolescents who become sexually active because this may be a result of the adolescent's upbringing and the environment in which he or she is raised. Considering the decline in American teenagers having sex, the rate and average age the number of teenagers acting out is still quite high. According to him, younger adolescents are more likely to engage in coercive and non-consensual sex because they are still unable to respond. The teenager may also have witnessed sexual abuse in his home and may have already become a victim of this type of abuse and be addicted to it. Poverty and the absence of parents in the child's life can also be a cause of this sexual activity because they are not adequately guided by parents in understanding the risks of teenage pregnancy and do not receive quality information from the schools they attend. registered. The child's environment can represent very explicit support for premarital sex, hence the desire to be part of it. Each of these factors, according to Klein, is cited as an influential factor in why adolescents become sexually active (Klein, 2005). While many may speculate on the credibility of teenagers becoming pregnant for this reason, it cannot be denied that there is a possibility that the teenager was forced to have sexual intercourse without her consent. According to Kabir (1989), she states that young women become pregnant because they may be victims of rape or incest by a family member or by accident. If these women are asked why they get pregnant, they might respond that they would have liked to abstain... middle of paper... Given the influx of teenagers getting pregnant at an early age, it is still a cause for concern even though it is already decreased. It is important that every actor in the community contributes their part to prevention so that it can work. Abstinence can be a good way to prevent it, but if it cannot be done properly without the necessary information on the effectiveness of this method it would. Adolescents must be able to understand the risks, responsibilities, and consequences of their actions so that they can realize that parents, teachers, government officials, and other adults around them are trying to protect them from these risks for which they are not ready. Creating a systematic and engaging program to entice teens to learn about the consequences and risks of teen pregnancy could open their eyes and help them abstain from sexual activity until they are ready..