An Investigation Into the Causes of Premarital Sex on Secondary School Girls and Its Impact on Their Academic Achievements
CHAPTER ONE
PURPOSE OF STUDY
The main purpose of this research is to investigate into the causes of premarital sex among girls in the secondary schools and the role of Parents, Counselors, Teachers, Government in educating the students to be patient until they are emotionally, physically, socially, and financially prepared before engaging in sex with rightful partner.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Opinions of adolescents about premarital sex
An opinion is a belief or judgement not founded on complete knowledge. It is therefore what organizes individual perceptions of the world and guides his behaviour (Umoh, 2010). Studies by Chikowve et al. (2008) in Zimbabwe about youths opinions on premarital sex, using 556 adolescents age 12 – 18years showed that they lack knowledge about sexual and reproductive matters. They rather cherished a number of myths about sex. Also in a study conducted by Ezenduka, (2011) on premarital sex opinion among youth in Enugu, the study listed some myths held by adolescents about sex and pregnancy to include; the beliefs that, pregnancy could not happen the first time that one is exposed to sexual intercourse, that a little sex is good and that spermatozoa from two different men could cancel out each other. According to a study on unmet reproductive health needs and health seeking behaviour of adolescents in Owerri Okereke (2010), using 486 students ages 11 – 19 years, the result showed that young people disregarded virginity which is a cherished norm and gave the opinion that a woman who has reached between 16 and 18 years and is still a virgin is uncivilized person who is either ugly or possess repulsive characteristics that nauseate men. On the other hand, youths who were against premarital sex gave different opinions from above. According to Family Research Council, (2011) young people value sexual abstinence. The fact that many teens are practising abstinence is not surprising Cremin (2009), since most teens view abstinence favourably. From the above, it was discovered that, majority of the respondents recommended that a strong message from the society on abstinence from sex will help to remedy the situation. Also in agreement to the above Bello, (2010), discovered that 70% of respondents agreed with the above and also listed the benefits of reproductive health education to include prevention of unwanted pregnancies and abortion, prevention of sexually transmitted infections with HIV/AIDS.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, we described the research procedure for this study. A research methodology is a research process adopted or employed to systematically and scientifically present the results of a study to the research audience viz. a vis, the study beneficiaries.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the analysis of data derived through the questionnaire and key informant interview administered on the respondents in the study area. The analysis and interpretation were derived from the findings of the study. The data analysis depicts the simple frequency and percentage of the respondents as well as interpretation of the information gathered. A total of eighty (80) questionnaires were administered to respondents of which only seventy-seven (77) were returned and validated. This was due to irregular, incomplete and inappropriate responses to some questionnaire. For this study a total of 77 was validated for the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain an investigation into the causes of premarital sex on secondary school girls and its impact on their academic achievement. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of an investigation into the causes of premarital sex on secondary school girls and its impact on their academic achievement
Summary
This study was on an investigation into the causes of premarital sex on secondary school girls and its impact on their academic achievement. Four objectives were raised which included: To ascertain Problems leading to premarital sex, to Causes of Teenage pregnancy, to find out what parents and teenagers understand by Sex Education and to find the principal causes or problems of female students’ dropout in secondary schools. The study adopted a survey research design and conveniently enrolled 80 participants in the study. A total of 77 responses were received and validated from the enrolled participants where all respondents were drawn from students from selected secondary schools. Hypothesis was tested using Chi-Square statistical tool (SPSS).
Conclusion
Based on the results, the finding showed a non significant influence between adolescents in two age groups and opinion on premarital sex. Adolescent males were not significantly different from adolescent females on their opinion towards premarital sex. The researchers recommended that joints effort by parents, health workers counselors, teachers and government should be intensified on reproductive health awareness for adolescents.
Recommendation
Parents should as a matter of responsibility monitor and pay regular visits to their children in the universities and provide them with materials that will make them stay comfortable The university should revise its policies on days of room visitation that allow make students to visit female students and conic up with rules governing sexually relationship on campus Government should enforce dress code in all higher institutions of learning through legislation. This will reduce sexual urge, rape and temptations that are in some instances facilitated by provocative and sexy dieses that some students put on, this will further help the university authority to overcome the prevalence of premarital sexual practice and rape cases.
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