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Stigmatization And Alienation Of Unmarried Teenage Mothers In Sub-culture
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1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions would be answered in the course of this study.
1.
What are the influence of the unfavourable reactions faced by unmarried
teenage mothers and their integration back into the larger society?
2. Is there any significant relationship between teenage sexual behaviour and teenage pregnancy?
3.
Should teenage girls be allowed better access to contraceptives and
option for an abortion in cases of unplanned pregnancy?
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
In
a bid to ensure that this study is relevant in the field of academic
profession certain aims have been designed for this research work. The
aims that this research was carried out have the following objectives in
mind;
1. To examine and determine the extent of problems
facing unmarried teenage mothers in Agege in Local Government Area of
Lagos State.
2. To examine the impact of stigmatization faced
by unmarried teenage mothers in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos
State.
3. To determine the cultural barriers that influence access to birth, control drugs and programmes.
4.
To study how media awareness, family, religious institutions, etc. has
created the needed information that will help unmarried teenage mothers
plan their future.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The outcome
of this study will be of immense importance to those who are directly
involved in managing unplanned teenage pregnancy issues, especially
those who handle training and development functions of NGO
organizations. It would give insight into the coping strategy methods
and how best to overcome stigmatization and alienation in the society.
Not
only this the study will look into the benefits which accrue from
giving the girl child help and access to duality information and care
when needed, it will also lead, to a better understanding of those
factors such as family planning, use of contraceptives, abortion, sexual
transmitted diseases, communication and safe sexual relationships.
More
importantly, the study will help us to know if developing good
framework that can transform the quality of life of the girl child and
enhanced her overall performance.
1.6 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This
study focuses on the causes and challenges of stigmatization and
alienation faced by unmarried teenage mothers who were actually involved
in the area of study. It will be open to female victims of teenage
motherhood for a comparative analysis. The location under study will be
restricted to some selected villages under Agege Local Government of
Lagos State. In all, the study will be useful to health planners to
fashion out better ways to project quality of safe life and living for
the women and children population in setting achievable standards
concerning issues of stigmatization and alienation of unmarried teenage
mothers in the society.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study attempts to examine Stigmatization And Alienation Of Unmarried Teenage Mothers In Sub-Culture (Agege Lga Of Lagos State). The study adopted a qualitative approach. While a total of 90 respondents were selected using simple random sampling, the research instrument was a structured questionnaire having both open and closed ended questions. Also, three hypotheses were tested in the course of the study. The finding reveals that Western culture fuels the pressure of unintended teenage preg ... Continue reading---
