AWARENESS OF THE EFFECT OF INDUCED ABORTION AMONG TEENAGE GIRLS IN ETSAKO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Abstract
Abortion is a very rampant hazard that endangers the lives of women especially teenage girls and also it affects their future.
Many teenagers are reckless with sexual practice resulting in unwanted pregnancies which are terminated in unsafe ways
The aim of this study is to assess the level of awareness of induced abortion among teenage girls in Etsako West Local Government Area. A descriptive research design was used. The sample size of the study was 132, which was calculated using Cochran’s formula, a convenient sampling technique was used in selecting 132 teenage girls In Iyamho , Etsako West Local Government Area. The instrument that was used in this study was a well-Structured questionnaire; questionnaires was administered to elicit data from participants. An analysis was done using Descriptive Statiscal Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 through frequency, percentage and pie chart. The result showed that 90% of the respondents are aware of the effect of induced abortion while 10% are not aware of induced abortion. 53% strongly that abortion is risky, 42% agree that abortion is risky, while 5% are undecided. 84% agree that there are factors that make teenage girls resort to induced abortion when they actually do not want to, 12% disagree that There are factors that make teenage girls resort to induced abortion when they actually do not want to while 4% are not sure. . Respondents who acquired their information from friends showed the highest level of knowledge, followed by those who got the information from parents and online followed by those who got their information online. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher recommend that continuous and intensive health education and reorientation of the adolescents on the problems of unsafe abortion and scaling up sex education in schools to enlighten the students on the dangers of immoral sex, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion.
keywords: Awareness, Effect, Abortion, Induced Abortion
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