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Factors That Are Responsible For Pregnancy Amongst Secondary School Students
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Statement of Problem
With the increase in mass education about family
planning and sex education on radios (made available local language by
organizations such as society for family health and distribution of
condoms and family planning method), there is a high rate of teenage
pregnancy and this leads to the question: “What are the factors
responsible for teenage pregnancy among secondary school students and
its effect on their academic achievement?
Early motherhood can affect
the psychosocial development of the infant. The children of teen
mothers are more likely to be born prematurely with a low birth weight,
predisposing them to many other lifelong conditions. Children of teen
mothers are at higher risk of intellectual, language, and
socio-emotional delays. Developmental disabilities and behavioral issues
are increased in children born to teen mothers. One study suggested
that adolescent mothers are less likely to stimulate their infant
through affectionate behaviors such as touch, smiling, and verbal
communication, or to be sensitive and accepting toward his or her needs.
Poor academic performance in the children of teenage mothers has also
been noted, with many of them being more likely than average to fail to
graduate from secondary school, be held back a grade level or score
lower on standardized tests. Daughters born to adolescent parents are
more likely to become teen mothers themselves.
The high rate note of
teenage pregnancy and the health risks associated with it such as
prolonged labour, vesico vagina fistula (V.V.F), perineal tear,
premature labour and pre-eclampsia are a threat to the life and
well-being of the mothers. This had made it necessary to carry out this
study in Command Secondary school, Kaduna. It is also significant at
finding its consequences on the teenagers and the possible remedy in
order to reduce the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy.
Objectives of the Study
The
objective of the study is to know the various factors that are
responsible for pregnancy amongst secondary school students and they
are:
i. To identify the factors responsible for teenage pregnancy among secondary school students.
ii. To determine the effects of teenage pregnancy among female secondary school students.
iii. Find out strategies to minimize teenage pregnancy
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