Income and Education on Teenage Pregnancy in Isheri Olofin Community Ogun State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VIII, Issue V, May 2021 | ISSN 2321–2705

Income and Education on Teenage Pregnancy in Isheri Olofin Community Ogun State, Nigeria

Akhamiokhor, V. K¹., Oyerinde, O² & Chigbu, L. C³.
Department of Public and Applied Health, Babcock University, Nigeria

ABSTRACT
Female teenagers over the years engage in acts of sexual intercourse with members of the opposite sex. However, this act of sexual intercourse poses a great challenge to health services, since sex at this tender age exposes them to a lot of risks, such as teenage pregnancy. This study therefore identified the socio-economic determinants of teenage pregnancy in Isheri Olofin community, Ogun State, Nigeria. Cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is 2,409 comprising of female teenagers in Isheri Olofin community, Ogun State, Nigeria. Taro Yamane formula was used to derive the sample size of 377. A structured questionnaire was administered resulting in a response rate of 100.0%. The data gathered was analyzed with the aid of statistical product and service solutions (SPSS) version 21.0 software involving frequency distributions and correlation. Findings revealed that income has a significant effect on teenage pregnancy (R = 0.516, R2=0.266, p = 0.000 < 0.05); and education has significant effect on teenage pregnancy (R = 0.578, R2=0.334, p = 0.000 < 0.05). From the study, it is evident that income and education has a significant effect on teenage pregnancy individually in Isheri Olofin community, Ogun State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommends that to reduce the rapid growth of teenage pregnancy in Isheri Olofin community, Ogun State, Nigeria, awareness programs and education should become a priority in the community by the government. These programs should be focused on educating teenagers on sexual intercourse and its implications for young ones.

Keywords: Socio-economic determinants, Income, Education, Teenage pregnancy, Sexual intercourse

1.0 Introduction

Teenage pregnancy (TP) is a global phenomenon and of public health importance, affecting both high and low income nations with the highest prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. Prevalence of TP varies greatly across the globe ranging from 2.9 per 1000 in South Korea to 143 per 1000 in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been estimated that 13 million children are born to women under age 20 years worldwide annually and more than 90% of these occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The often associated poor obstetric outcome and decline in socio-demographic development of pregnant teens play a major role in the poor maternal and child health indices. These contribute to the slow pace

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