Editing Teenage pregnancy (section)

===Culture===
Rates of teenage pregnancies are higher in societies where it is traditional for girls to marry young and where they are encouraged to bear children as soon as they are able. For example, in some sub-Saharan African countries, early pregnancy is often seen as a blessing because it is proof of the young woman's [[fertility]].<ref name=subsahara/> Countries where [[teenage marriage]]s are common experience higher levels of teenage pregnancies. In the [[Indian subcontinent]], early marriage and pregnancy is more common in traditional rural communities than in cities.<ref name=escap/> Many teenagers are not taught about methods of birth control and how to deal with peers who pressure them into having sex before they are ready. Many pregnant teenagers do not have any cognition of the central facts of sexuality.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = MacLeod | first1 = C. | title = The 'Causes' of Teenage Pregnancy: Review of South African Research – Part 2 | journal = South African Journal of Psychology | volume = 29 | pages = 8–16 | year = 1999 | doi = 10.1177/008124639902900102 | s2cid = 144455158 }}</ref>

[[Economic incentive]]s also influence the decision to have children. In societies where children are set to work at an early age, it is economically attractive to have many children.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wi1PmIdkVA8C&q=having+children+to+avoid+poverty+in+old+age&pg=PA254|title=Cultural Selection|isbn=9780792355793|last1=Fog|first1=A.|year= 1999|publisher=Springer }}</ref>

In societies where adolescent marriage is less common, such as many developed countries, young age at first [[Sexual intercourse|intercourse]] and lack of use of [[contraceptive]] methods (or their inconsistent and/or incorrect use; the use of a method with a high failure rate is also a problem) may be factors in teen pregnancy.<ref name=oecd/><ref name=toosoon>[http://aspe.hhs.gov/HSP/cyp/xsteesex.htm Beginning Too Soon: Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy And Parenthood], US Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved 25 January 2007.</ref> Most teenage pregnancies in the developed world appear to be unplanned.<ref name=toosoon/><ref name=psi>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170324184650/http://www.psi.org.uk/news/pressrelease.asp?news_item_id=37 Teenage Mothers: Decisions and Outcomes – Provides a unique review of how teenage mothers think]}} Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster, 30 October 1998</ref> Many Western countries have instituted [[sex education]] programs, the main objective of which is to reduce unplanned pregnancies and [[Sexually transmitted infection|STIs]]. Countries with low levels of teenagers giving birth accept sexual relationships among teenagers and provide comprehensive and balanced information about sexuality.<ref name=guttmacher2>Guttmacher Institute. (2005). [http://www.guttmacher.org/sections/sexandrelationships.php Sex and Relationships]. Retrieved 8 August 2006.{{clarify|date=May 2011|reason=This is a long list of reports: Which one did the information actually come from?}}</ref>

Teenage pregnancies are common among [[Romani people]] because they marry earlier.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Avci |first1=Ilknur Aydin |last2=Cavusoglu |first2=Figen |last3=Aydin |first3=Mesiya |last4=Altay |first4=Birsen |title=Attitude and practice of family planning methods among Roma women living in northern Turkey |journal=International Journal of Nursing Sciences |date=17 January 2018 |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=33–38 |doi=10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.01.002 |pmid=31406798 |pmc=6626220 }}</ref>