INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACTS OF SEX EDUCATION IN PREVENTION OF TEENAGERS UNWANTED PREGNANCY (A CASE STUDY IN ERIN-ILE, OYUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE)

BACKGROUND: With the more relaxed sexual standards of modern times, teens are becoming sexually active at younger ages. Sex education, family life education and teenage pregnancies are concepts deeply linked with each other. The task of instructing adolescents about sex has been seen as the responsibility of the parents. But parent child communication in sexual matters may be hindered by parental inhibitions or by various intergenerational tensions, and studies have shown that children rarely receive their first information on sexual matters from their parents. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the study is to provide an insight into the impact of sex education in the prevention of teenage unwanted pregnancy in Erin-Ile Oyun, Local Government Area, Kwara State. METHODOLOGY: The primary research has been done using the quantitative approach, with help of survey instrument, based on a survey questionnaire. The secondary research has been done through the review of previously established literature for achieving the research objective. The methodology adopted is survey research design and simple percentage was used to analysis the data. CONCLUSION: The influence of sex education on early pregnancy among teenagers in Erin-Ile, Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State cannot be over emphasized. However the study concludes that: sexual abstinence has positive influence on early pregnancy among female students. Hence students are advised to stay away from sexual relationship. The study still concludes that contraceptive devices have negative influence on students hence there is no 100% assurance in uses of the devices the study also concludes that sexual orientation has negative influence on early pregnancy. The study finally concludes that body image or appearance of the study can lead them to early pregnancy if care is not taken.