Consequences Of Premarital Sexual Activities Among Secondary School Students
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE]

    Hypothesis three stated that there is no significant difference in the consequences of premarital sexual activities as expressed by secondary school students on the basis of religion. The result of the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed that the hypothesis was accepted. Thus, there is no significant difference in the consequences of premarital sexual activities as expressed by secondary school students on the basis of religion. This findings is in line with the findings of Olatunji (2000) which found out that religion has no significant difference in the consequences of premarital sex.
    Hypothesis four stated that there is no significant difference the consequences of premarital sexual activities as expressed by secondary school students on the basis of type of school. The result of the t-test analyses revealed that the hypothesis was rejected. Thus, there is a significant difference in the consequences of premarital sexual activities as expressed by secondary school students on the basis of type of school. The findings of this study does not corroborate the findings of Garba (2010) who found out that type of school does not affect the consequences of premarital sexual activities as well as Adetoro (1984) who found out that the consequences of premarital sex among adolescents is not affected by their background or type of school.
Conclusion
    Based on the findings of this study, some conclusions were drawn. It revealed that the consequences of premarital sexual activities among secondary school students includes unwanted pregnancy, stigmatization, early parenthood, rejection by parents and other family members as a result of teenage pregnancy, sexual addiction etc.
    It is therefore necessary for parents, teachers, counsellors and the society to teach sex education to the students. The study also revealed that variables such as gender, age and religion do not have any significant difference in the consequences of premarital sexual activities as expressed by secondary school students. While the variable type of school showed a significant difference in the consequences of premarital sexual activities as expressed by secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis.
Recommendations
    Based on the findings and conclusions of this study, the researcher strongly recommends the following in resolving the problems of premarital sexual activities among secondary school students and they are:
i.    Sex education should be taught right from home and it should be strictly emphasized upon in all institutions of learning in order to enlighten the students on the consequences of premarital sexual activities.
ii.    Parents and teachers are role models to students so they should be disciplined in their behaviours and try to impact good moral societal values in the life of their children and students they teach to enhance a better society.
iii.    Community leaders should teach the need for youths or people to remember their culture and roots and go back to it rather than allowing foreign culture to blind fold then and run the life of our future leaders.
iv.    Religious leaders should endeavour to teach to the people/youths, the consequences of premarital sexual activities on an individual and making them realize that engaging in premarital sexual activities is against the ethics and laws of religion as well as a sin against God and as such, they should abstain from premarital sex.
v.    Enlightenment campaign on the radio, television, bill boards, and magazines should be encouraged in order to inform people on the consequences of premarital sexual activities if they involve themselves in it.
vi.    Counsellors should collaborate with government in organizing seminars, workshops and conferences for the teaming youths and parents against immoral dressing, kind of films they watch and premarital sex and this will go a long way in enlighten them on the consequences of premarital sexual activities and thus, instill good morals in the youths.
Suggestions for Further Studies
    The present research work was conducted on the consequences of premarital sexual activities among secondary school students in Ilorin – West Local Government Area, Kwara State. Future researchers could carry out further researches on:
•    Knowledge, attitude and perception of people towards premarital sexual activities.
•    Consequences of premarital sexual activities among secondary school students in Nigeria.
•    Influence of premarital sexual activities on students’ academic achievement.
•    Future researchers should try to increase the sample from 200 to 600 respondents.