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Abstract
Teenage pregnancy continues to be a major public health issue in the Philippines, with Northern Mindanao having one of the highest prevalence rates, especially in rural and geographically remote communities. The present study was conducted to determine and describe family factors that affect teenage pregnancy among pregnant teenagers in the 13 to 19-year age group residing in Barangay Lanise, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, between 2017 and 2024. Descriptive correlational research and total enumeration sampling were used. Data were collected from 34 pregnant teenagers using a validated and culturally adapted questionnaire measuring family structure, family income, family function, and parenting style. Data analysis involved the application of descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and Spearman correlation. Results showed that most respondents were late adolescents (76%), predominantly residents in Zone 6 (44%), and 65% came from intact families. The majority reported adequate family income and ratings of excellent for family function and parenting style, with evidence of supportive home environments. Logistic regression could not identify any notable correlations between family structure and family factors, but there was a very strong correlation identified by Spearman’s correlation between parenting style and family function (r = 0.65, p < 0.001). From these findings, it is clear that teenage pregnancy occurs in quite a broad spectrum of family situations, both with functional and economically stable families. The study prioritizes understanding broader social and cultural influences—specifically peer pressure, community attitudes, and limited reproductive health education—in an effort to design focused, culturally sensitive interventions that are grounded in the multi-determined causality of adolescent pregnancy in rural Philippine contexts.