Adolescent Sexual Behaviour and Teenage Pregnancy Among Females in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State

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2017-11

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Department of Science Education University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

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This paper was to find out the adolescent sexual behaviour and teenage pregnancy among females, 200 pregnant teenagers in Ilorin South Local Government Area was used as sample in finding the relationship between variables and conditions causing the risk of teenage pregnancy, chi-square and ANOVA was used. Based on findings, age, type of occupation, stages in pregnancy played significant role in the determination of the rise experienced by pregnant teenagers. Recommendations were to impose the health status of teenage pregnancy.

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Adolescent, Teenage Pregnancy, Sexual Behaviour, Psychologically, Physically

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