Impact Of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Parts Of South-Eastern Agro-Ecologiccal Zone Of Nigeria:- Anyanwu, maria. C
ABSTRACT
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 girls 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 (2024). Impact Of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Parts Of South-Eastern Agro-Ecologiccal Zone Of Nigeria:- Anyanwu, maria. C. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-teenage-pregnancies-on-teenagers-and-their-families-in-parts-of-south-eastern-agro-ecologiccal-zone-of-nigeria-anyanwu-maria-c-7-2
ANYANWU, ANYANWU. "Impact Of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Parts Of South-Eastern Agro-Ecologiccal Zone Of Nigeria:- Anyanwu, maria. C" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 14 Aug. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-teenage-pregnancies-on-teenagers-and-their-families-in-parts-of-south-eastern-agro-ecologiccal-zone-of-nigeria-anyanwu-maria-c-7-2. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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ANYANWU, ANYANWU. "Impact Of Teenage Pregnancies On Teenagers And Their Families In Parts Of South-Eastern Agro-Ecologiccal Zone Of Nigeria:- Anyanwu, maria. C" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 16 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-teenage-pregnancies-on-teenagers-and-their-families-in-parts-of-south-eastern-agro-ecologiccal-zone-of-nigeria-anyanwu-maria-c-7-2