Teachers' perception of impacts of reproductive health knowledge on prevention of teenage pregnancy and abortion among secondary school students in Oyo metropolis, Nigeria
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2016
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Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan.
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This study examined teachers' perception of impacts of reproductive health knowledge on prevention of teenage pregnancy and abortion among secondary school students in Oyo metropolis, Nigeria. Descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of all public secondary school teachers in Oyo metropolis. Multi-stage sampling techniques was used to select three hundred and twenty (320) respondents used for the study. The instrument used to collect data used for the study was researchers structured questionnaire duly validated by experts in reproductive health. A correlation coefficient of 0.84 was obtained with the use of test-retest reliability method. In all, three research hypotheses were generated and tested with the use of chi-square statistical method at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The finding from the study shows that sources of secondary school reproductive knowledge have impact on prevention of teenage pregnancy. Also, secondary school students' reproductive health knowledge has impact on prevention of hazards associated with abortion. Based on these findings, the study recommends that education authority should endeavour to employ competent health education teachers to teach reproductive aspect of health.
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Teachers, Perception, Impacts, Reproductive Health Knowledge, Teenage Pregnancy and Abortion