SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Veta, Oghenechoja Dennis () and Atiku, Abdullateef Abiodun ()
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Veta, Oghenechoja Dennis: Department of Social work, Postal: University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php
Atiku, Abdullateef Abiodun: Department of Social work, Postal: University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php

Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 23, issue 2, 89-101

Abstract: This study investigated the socio-cultural factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to: identify the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the study area, find out the causes of teenage pregnancy in the study communities, identify the effects of teenage pregnancy on victims in the study area. Adescriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Multistage sampling method, comprising stratification, simple random, systematic, purposive, and snowball sampling methods, was employed for this study.A questionnaire schedule and an In-depth Interview (IDI) guide were used for data collection. A prevalent rate of 7.5 percent of teenage pregnancy was recorded in the study area. This was due to poverty, early marriage, poor parenting, inadequate sex education, peer influence, death of a parent(s), and curiosity to have sexual intercourse. The study revealed that younger respondents perceived teenage pregnancy more positively than older respondents and that respondents with a lower level of education perceived teenage pregnancy more positively than those with a higher level of education. Suggestions to mitigate the menace of teenage pregnancy in Nigeria, particularly in Ilorin South Local Government Area, are given.

Keywords: Teenage; pregnancy; Kwara state; Ilorin South; Nigeria. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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