Major
Social Work
Anticipated Graduation Year
2024
Access Type
Restricted Access
Abstract
In this presentation, I investigate the perceived causes, consequences and cycles of violence and disadvantage associated with teenage pregnancy in Tambogrande, Peru. Data were drawn from a larger project investigating the relationship between water insecurity and gender-based violence in Indonesia and Peru. The analysis presented is derived from 49 semi-structured interviews and 5 focus groups held with local community members and stakeholders. The main contributing factors highlighted were machismo and religious deterrents to contraceptive use. Participants described how these factors overlapped, resulting in gendered power imbalances that increase the risk of violence, decrease educational opportunities, and reduce the economic independence of women.
In this presentation, I investigate the perceived causes, consequences and cycles of violence and disadvantage associated with teenage pregnancy in Tambogrande, Peru. Data were drawn from a larger project investigating the relationship between water insecurity and gender-based violence in Indonesia and Peru. The analysis presented is derived from 49 semi-structured interviews and 5 focus groups held with local community members and stakeholders. The main contributing factors highlighted were machismo and religious deterrents to contraceptive use. Participants described how these factors overlapped, resulting in gendered power imbalances that increase the risk of violence, decrease educational opportunities, and reduce the economic independence of women.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Paula Tallman, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology; Dr. Jennifer Parks, Professor, Department of Philosophy
Supported By
The British Academy
Creative Commons License
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Teenage Pregnancy in Tambogrande, Peru: Causes, Consequences & Cycles of Violence and Disadvantage
In this presentation, I investigate the perceived causes, consequences and cycles of violence and disadvantage associated with teenage pregnancy in Tambogrande, Peru. Data were drawn from a larger project investigating the relationship between water insecurity and gender-based violence in Indonesia and Peru. The analysis presented is derived from 49 semi-structured interviews and 5 focus groups held with local community members and stakeholders. The main contributing factors highlighted were machismo and religious deterrents to contraceptive use. Participants described how these factors overlapped, resulting in gendered power imbalances that increase the risk of violence, decrease educational opportunities, and reduce the economic independence of women.
In this presentation, I investigate the perceived causes, consequences and cycles of violence and disadvantage associated with teenage pregnancy in Tambogrande, Peru. Data were drawn from a larger project investigating the relationship between water insecurity and gender-based violence in Indonesia and Peru. The analysis presented is derived from 49 semi-structured interviews and 5 focus groups held with local community members and stakeholders. The main contributing factors highlighted were machismo and religious deterrents to contraceptive use. Participants described how these factors overlapped, resulting in gendered power imbalances that increase the risk of violence, decrease educational opportunities, and reduce the economic independence of women.
Comments
I am a John Grant Bioethics Fellow but this was not listed as one of the options to select under LUROP fellowship engagement.