Influence of Teenage Pregnancy on Academic Performance as perceived by Secondary School Students in Ganmo, Kwara State
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2019
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Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin
Abstract
Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in female human beings from age to 13 to 19. A girl can
become pregnant from sexual intercourse after she has begun to ovulate which can be
before her first menstrual period (menarche), but usually occurs after the onset of her
periods. The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge about teen pregnancy
among students, the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and its influence on the academic
performance of students, the awareness about causes of teenage pregnancy among students
and the impact of teenage pregnancy on academic performance of female students in
Ganmo. The research design was adopted for the study with a population of 302 female
teens in the two selected Secondary Schools in Ganmo: namely, Community Secondary
School, Ganmo and ECWA Secondary School, Ganmo, Ifelodun Local Government Area,
Kwara State. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select 150 respondents.
Questionnaire was used in obtaining data for the research work. The data collected were
analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Virtually all close results were obtained
in two trials. The reliability co-efficient value of 0.041 was obtained with Cronbach Alpha
technique. The information and data generated were analyzed and interpreted to the
research questions proposed for the study. Findings showed that there is prevalence of
teenage pregnancy among students in Ganmo. The study also revealed that most of the
teenage mothers drop out of school. The study therefore recommended that teenage mothers
should be helped in their psychosocial development and job skills development. Government
at all levels should introduce sex education to the school curriculum
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Teenage Pregnancy, Academic Performance, Female, Students