Factors Responsible For Pregnancy Amongt Secondary School Students
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Factors Responsible For Pregnancy Amongt Secondary School Students
Chapter one
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Teenage pregnancy has existed in society for a long time and is therefore not a new concern. Child pregnancy affected all ethnic groups in the country and overseas. The current social, economic, health, and spiritual impact on youth, families, and society as a whole is cause for concern.
Teenagers nowadays do not regard being pregnant at a young age without marriage to be an irresponsible conduct; rather, they view it as a result of one or many conditions. This can cause some of them to be victims for an extended period of time before putting an end to it, or even until they reach adulthood.
A teen is someone between the ages of 13 and 19. The teenager year is a phase of rapid growth and development known as adolescence, according to Kay (2004). This is a time when youngsters fight or search for themselves, their future, and answers to the question, “What do I want to be?” Where should I start? So, what do I want to do?
Teenage pregnancy could be referred to as “baby having a baby”. This suggests that every pregnancy involving girls under the age of 18 can be easily classified as a teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy is defined as pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 when the pregnancy ends.
A pregnancy in a pubertal female can occur before menarche (the first menstrual period), indicating the possibility of fertility, but it is more common after menarche. Menarche often occurs in well-nourished girls between the ages of 12 and 13.
Pregnant teenagers suffer many of the same obstetrical concerns as other women. There are significant medical risks for women under the age of 15. For women aged 15 to 19, risks are connected with socioeconomic factors rather than biological consequences of ageing.
However, research has demonstrated that the risks of low birth weight, early labour, anaemia, and pre-eclampsia are linked to biological age, as shown in adolescent deliveries even after correcting for other risk variables (such as antenatal care use).
Teenage pregnancies are frequently related with socioeconomic concerns in industrialised countries, such as lower educational levels, higher rates of poverty, and poorer life outcomes for teenage mothers’ children.
Teenage pregnancy in industrialised countries is typically outside of marriage and is frowned upon in many groups and cultures. In contrast, adolescent parents in developing nations are frequently married, and their pregnancies are supported by family and community.
However, in these communities, early pregnancy, combined with starvation and inadequate health care, can lead to medical complications.
Statement of the Problem
With the increase in mass education about family planning and sex education on radios (made available in local language by organisations such as the Society for Family Health and the distribution of condoms and family planning methods)
there is a high rate of teenage pregnancy, prompting the question: “What are the factors responsible for teenage pregnancy among secondary school students and their impact on their academic achievement?”
Early parenting can influence the infant’s psychosocial development. Children of teen mothers are more likely to be born preterm and with a low birth weight, which predisposes them to a variety of long-term illnesses.
Children of teen mothers are more likely to experience intellectual, language, and socioemotional difficulties. Children born to teen mothers are more likely to have developmental delays and behavioural difficulties.
According to one study, adolescent women are less likely to stimulate their newborn with affectionate behaviours like contact, smiling, and verbal communication, as well as to be attentive and tolerant of his or her needs.
Poor academic performance among the children of teenage mothers has also been seen, with many of them being more likely than the average to fail to graduate from secondary school, be held back a grade level, or score lower on standardised exams. Daughters born to adolescent parents are more likely to become teenage moms.
The high rate of adolescent pregnancy, as well as the health concerns connected with it, such as prolonged labour, vesicovaginal fistula (V.V.F), perineal tear, early labour, and pre-eclampsia, endangers the mothers’ lives and well-being.
This necessitated the conduct of this study at Kaduna’s Command Secondary School. It is equally important to determine the repercussions for teenagers and potential solutions to lower the rising rate of teenage pregnancy.
Objectives of the Study
The purpose of the study is to know the numerous factors that are responsible for pregnancy among secondary school students, which are:
i. Determine the factors contributing to teenage pregnancy among secondary school students.
ii. To investigate the consequences of teenage pregnancy among female secondary school students.
iii. Discover measures to reduce teen pregnancy.
Significance of the Study
The community, parents, society, and government will be made aware of the implications and repercussions of teenage pregnancy among secondary school students in the research region.
This study’s findings may also raise awareness among teachers and the general public about the variables that contribute to teen pregnancy, so helping to reduce its occurrence.
Research Questions
The following research questions have been developed to help guide the investigation. 1. What factors contribute to teen pregnancy?
2. What are the impacts of teen pregnancy on the secondary?
Who attends school?
3. What strategies could be used to prevent teenage pregnancies among secondary school students?
The scope and limitations of the study
This research is being conducted at Command Secondary School in Kaduna. The research could have gained more by studying the entire population in order to obtain more accurate data, but owing to time and financial constraints, a limited sample of fifty (50) respondents will be chosen to represent the entire population.
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