SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY OF VICTIMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF OYO STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the socio-economic problems of teenage pregnancy among victims in selected secondary schools of Oyo State. The Population for the study was 1307. Samples of 379 were randomly selected from the selected secondary schools in the three (3) Senatorial zones of Oyo State. Questionnaire and interview were used to illicit responses from the respondents, the data collected were analyzed using frequency and simple percentages for Bio-Data of respondents, while ANOVA and descriptive statistics were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result reveals that, causes of teenage pregnancy in Oyo state is due to lack of sufficient sex education, poverty and family type. Therefore, it is recommended that teenagers should be exposed or given comprehensive sex education to avert teenage pregnancies in the society. Health educators should carry out comprehensive sex education lectures/seminars in schools to effectively reduce the prevailing rate of teenage pregnancies and sexual activities among teenagers in the society.