DETERMINANTS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND ITS PERCEIVED IMPACTS AMONG SELECTED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN OGBOMOSO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGBOMOSO, OYO STATE
Abstract
Teenage pregnancy has continued to be a significant public and social health concern in Nigeria due to rising mother and infant morbidity and mortality. Thus, this study assessed the determinants of teenage pregnancy and its perceived impacts among selected senior secondary schools students, Ogbomoso North, Oyo State. A descriptive cross sectional research design was adopted for this study. A self-administered questionnaire with inform consent was distributed to obtain information from 183 respondents chosen using simple random sampling technique. The data were collected, analysed and discussed based on the responses of the respondents. This study revealed that majority of the respondents 133(72.7%) were within the age range 16-18 years. It revealed the determinants that 145(79.2%) believed lack of positive role model in teenage life is a determinant; 132(72.1%) believed poverty is a determinant,147(80.3%) stated that social media information (pornographic materials) is a determinant. Its revealed the perceived impacts 145(79.2%) agreed that teenage mothers suffer stigma and isolation,135(73.8%) agreed that teenage mothers tend to drop out of school,138(75.4%) agreed that teenage pregnancy leads to poverty . Hypothesis tested revealed that, there is a significant relationship between the use of social media information (pornographic materials) as a determinant of teenage pregnancy, having a culture that supports sex before marriage and their perceived impact of teenage pregnancy with (x2=8.757, P=.003) and (x2= 4.344, P=.037) at P< .050.
Conclusively, this study revealed that majority of the respondents had good perception of the impact of teenage pregnancy. The use of social media information (pornographic materials) was a significant determinant associated with the respondents’ perceived impact of teenage pregnancy. Therefore, medical interventions should be directed towards improving the knowledge of the students on the determinants of teenage pregnancy and its perceived impact.
Keywords: Determinants, Impact, Pregnancy, Teenage
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