RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAUSES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND FAMILY BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF PARENTS IN SOUTH EASTERN STATES OF NIGERIA
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This study investigated the relationship between causes of teenage pregnancy and family background characteristics of parents from south eastern states of Nigeria. Four research questions and a null hypothesis guided the study. Correlation survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was all the senior secondary (SSII) students in south eastern states of Nigeria during the 2020/2021 academic year. The sample size consisted of 3000 students chosen through multi-stage sampling techniques. The research instrument was a questionnaire made of 40 items in four clusters and the data collected were analysed using mean scores for research question 1 and Pearson product moment of correlation for research questions 2, 3 and 4. The hypothesis was tested using -t-test for correlations. The findings revealed among others that there is high positive relationship between the family background characteristics of parents (socioeconomic status, family level of expenditure, parenting/socialization styles) and causes of teenage pregnancy in south eastern states of Nigeria. There was found to be a high positive relationship between causes of teenage pregnancy and socioeconomic factors of parents, levels of family expenditure and parenting styles and socialization. The following recommendations were made; a teenager is like a yam tendril that needs attention, care and concern, these should be provided for them, organization of sex education for both parent and girl child to be encouraged, legal/punitive measures should be severed for adult offenders of teenage pregnancy.
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