Impact of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Part of South Eastern Afro Ecological Zone Of Nigeria
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A survey of the impact of teenage
pregnancies on the teenagers and their families was carried out in Akwa-lbom,
Enugu and Imo States of Nigeria. It was aimed to identify and document the
causes and consequences of teenage pregnancies and some measures to reduce the
occurrence; and at the same time integrate the victims to the society. Multi
stage sampling and multi data gathering tools were used. A total of 300
respondents formed the study population. The data collected were statistically
analyzed. Among the causes of teenage pregnancies were age, educational status,
occupation of the teenagers and parental monthly income. Most parents were
shocked to hear that their teenage giris were pregnant and sternly wanted to
know who were responsible. All the pregnant girls were unhappy while those of
them in a more desperate situations opted for abortion. The culprits themselves
denied the fact. It is an established fact that teenage pregnancies are filled
with problems for the teenagers involved with particular reference to their
educational, social and marital status. Since poverty of the parents and lack
of self of the teenagers contributed greatly to teenage pregnancies, it is very
apparent that if self discipline is inculcated into the teenagers on time and
the economic condition of parents are improved, .certainly there would be a
reasonable reduction in the occurrence of teenage pregnancies in the nation as
a whole and the victims well integrated into the society.
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ANYANWU, A (2023). Impact of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Part of South Eastern Afro Ecological Zone Of Nigeria. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Dec 26, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-teenage-pregnancies-on-teenagers-and-their-families-in-part-of-south-eastern-afro-ecological-zone-of-nigeria-7-2
ANYANWU, ANYANWU. "Impact of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Part of South Eastern Afro Ecological Zone Of Nigeria" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 28 Aug. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-teenage-pregnancies-on-teenagers-and-their-families-in-part-of-south-eastern-afro-ecological-zone-of-nigeria-7-2. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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ANYANWU, ANYANWU. "Impact of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Part of South Eastern Afro Ecological Zone Of Nigeria" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 26 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-teenage-pregnancies-on-teenagers-and-their-families-in-part-of-south-eastern-afro-ecological-zone-of-nigeria-7-2