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Causes Of The Prevalence Of Teenage Pregnancy Among Secondary School Female Students
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Data supporting teem pregnancy as a social issues in developed
countries include lower educational levels, higher rates of poverty and
other poorer ‘life outcomes’ in children of teenage mother.
Teenage pregnancy in developed countries are usually outside of
marriage and for this reason, it carries a social stigma in many
communities and countries. Some teenage pregnancies in developed
countries are usually outside of marriage and for this reason it carries
a social stigma in many communities and countries. Some teenage
pregnancy occurs as a result of young women’s sexual in experience and
an inadequate understanding of their reproductive matters and access to
contraception are necessary to prevent unintended teenage pregnancies
and childbearing. Not all teenagers’ pregnancies are unplanned, however a
survey of 589 pregnant western Australian Adolescents (12-17) reported
that 17% started that they planned to (Corkindale, 2002).
Adolescents of information and access informational services have been
compounded by government restriction and social hypocritical disapproval
of adolescent sexuality and contraceptive use. There is a wish to
prevent sexual intercourse from taking place among young unmarried
adolescents with consequent moral structural segregation of boys and
girls, the threat of punishment if found on the other hand, there is a
wish to prevent the consequences such as the spread of AIDS, unwanted
pregnancies and emotional trauma, within intercourse does take place.
The prize is the provision of effective, safe and adolescent friendly
sexual health information and services censes. (Corkindale 2002)
1.2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Teenage
pregnancy is on the increase at an alarming rate among female students
in Nigeria, which has generated a lot of concern to most individuals,
families and the society. It is also one of the serious social health
problems which is gradually gaining ground and spreading which is now in
the whole wide world.
Studies had shown that teenagers are bound to
have its share on this health problem. Therefore, the need for this
study is to investigate into the causes and prevalence of teenage
pregnancy among secondary school female students in Ijebu-Ode. This will
help in a great deal to expose these students to information that deal
to expose these students to information that will in turn enable them to
make informed decisions about their social health.
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