help with responding to colleagues by doing all of the following:

Problem

Teen Pregnancy in the Native American community

Needs

Pregnancy prevention programs

Underlying Causes

Lack of knowledge, Early introduction to sex, Sexual violence, Not using

contraceptives Sex.

Intervention Activities

Sex education in schools; Sexual violence education

Outcomes

Short term: Educating Native American youth on sexual and reproductive health.

Long term: Decrease the amount of teen pregnancies among Native American

youth and increase sexual refusal efficiency.

There is a clear need for pregnancy prevention programs within the Native

American communities, teenage birthrate is over two times more than white teens

(32.9 vs. 13.2) (Keyon et al, 2019). Native American youth are introduced to sex at

young ages and believe that is the use of contraception, it is the female’s

responsibility since she is supposed to be more responsible than her male

counterpart (Keyon, et al., 2019). Also, in the Native American community males are

taught to view sex as a competitive sport amongst themselves which makes the

females have sex out of fear, pressure, or force (Keyon, et al., 2019).

Reference

Keyon, D. B., McMahon, T. R., Simonson, A., Green-Maximo, C., Schwab, A., Huff, M.,

Sieving, R., E. (2019). My journey: Development and Practice-Based Evidence of a

Culturally Attuned Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Native Youth.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Int J Environ Res

Public Health] 2019 Feb 06; Vol. 16 (3).