Sexual Health Information and Teen Pregnancy in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Allen Nnanwuba Adum, Uche Victor Ebeze, Uchenna Patricia Ekwugha, Charles Chukwuemeka Okika

Abstract


Our study focused on sexual health information and teen pregnancy among girls in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The aim was to establish how prevalent the issue of teen pregnancy is among female adolescents in this part of Nigeria, who are adjudged very vulnerable to risky sexual behaviour. To give direction to our study, four research questions were posed. The research design adopted was descriptive survey. The total population used was588, 000, out of which a sample of 400 was selected. A structured interview was used to collect data from our respondents. Pretests were conducted to validate the internal consistency of this instrument. Correlation of these tests, using Pearson product moment yielded 0.74, showing that the instrument was highly reliable. The study found among other things, that many teen girls from Ebonyi State are usually sexually active at young ages, so they oftentimes get pregnant and give birth at their teen ages. This early pregnancy comes with attendant sexual health problems and risks.  The study recommended among other things, that sex education should be inculcated into the school curriculum to help guide female teens in Ebonyi state in making healthful sexual choices.


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