Influence of Social - Economic Status on Teenage Pregnancy among Secondary School Students in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya

Joyline Mukwairu Njeru, Phd Dr. Joseph Kirugua and Phd Dr. David Kipkorir Kiptui
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Joyline Mukwairu Njeru: Department of Education, Tharaka University, Kenya
Phd Dr. Joseph Kirugua: Department of Education, Tharaka University, Kenya
Phd Dr. David Kipkorir Kiptui: Department of Education, Tharaka University, Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 3s, 2979-2987

Abstract: Girls denied the right to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and well-beingface psychological pressure to marry early and become mothers while they are still children themselves. Girls must be able to make their own decisions about their bodies and futures, understand the effects of teenage pregnancy and have access to appropriate health services and comprehensive health care services, and comprehensive sexuality education. It is therefore worth noting the importance placed on teenage pregnancy.Despite the numerous interventions put in place to address the challenge of teenage pregnancy among secondary school students, this problem continues to be witnessed in Kenyan secondary schools, particularly in Tharaka Nithi County. The low effectiveness in combating teenage pregnancy can be attributed to many factors among them parental influence. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate parental influence on teenage pregnancy among secondary school students in Tharaka Nithi County. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Data was collected from a total of 15 secondary schools using the Cluster sampling procedure in the year 2023. Clusters were based on the school national ranking. Cluster sampling was used to draw 15 secondary schools of all categories as National, Extra County, County and Sub – County schoolsto participate in the study. The target population was 11,936 form three students in Public and Private secondary in schools in Tharaka Nithi, County. A sample size of 410 respondents comprising 30 teachers, and 380 students (300 girls and 80 boys) was used. The instruments for data collection used were structured questionnaires and personal interviews. Experts from the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences of Tharaka University validated the instruments and pilot testing was done in two schools in Meru County. The overall reliability coefficient of instruments using Cronbach's alpha obtained was 0.754. Data wereanalyzed by use of descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Chi-square).

Date: 2024
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