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

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dc.contributor.authorVeta, Oghenechoja Dennis
dc.contributor.authorAtiku, Abdullateef Abiodun
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-07T10:36:28Z
dc.date.available2025-05-07T10:36:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAbstract 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. A descriptive 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.
dc.identifier.issn1115-960X
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/16271
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 23. No2; 89-101
dc.subjectTeenage
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectKwara state
dc.subjectIlorin South
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleSOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
dc.typeArticle

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