THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL ABORTION AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS LIVING IN BIRSHI WARD, BAUCHI, BAUCHI STATE

ABSTRACT Most parents hardly have anytime to educate their children on sex education. Economic criseshave also been listed as a factor that brings about social abortion, as young ladies goout tocater for themselves in the absence of funds from their parents thereby subjecting themselvestopre-marital sex. It should however be borne in mind that the attitude of the male counterpart determines whether the pregnancy is aborted or not. The high rate of social abortion amongst the undergraduate students in recent times calls for an urgent appraisal of the factorsresponsible for it. Against this four research objective were formulated to find out the causesof social abortion among female students living in Birshi ward of Bauchi, Bauchi State, identifythenegative ef ect associated with involvement on social abortion in the society at large andtoidentify the possible way in preventing social abortion. The researcher employed quantitativetechniques in which structured questionnaire were used to collect information fromtherespondents. Simple Random sampling technique was used to select 381 respondents out of thetotal population of Bauchi metropolis. SPSS version 21 was employed for the analysis. Equally, simple percentage and frequency tables were used to analyzed the data. The results indicatedthat peer influence and pressure, fear of parental rejection or punishment, lack of proper sexeducation, economic hardship and financial burden, shame and fear of public stigma, influencefrom social media and exposure to explicit content, lack of parental guidance and poor homecommunication were identified as major factors responsible for social abortion amongfemalestudents in Birshi ward. Thus, the study recommended that parents should establishopencommunication channels with their children to discuss reproductive health issues, moral values, and personal challenges Keywords: Social, Abortion, Female, Student, Parents and Birshi