Awareness of the dangers of teenage pregnancy and motherhood among teenage mothers in Ika south local government Department: Community Health By: Ternakester Project ID: 8630 Rating: (5.0) votes: 2Rate this project12345 Price:₦5000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe paper critically analyses awareness of the dangers of teenage pregnancy and motherhood among teenage mothers in Ika South Local Government. Teenage pregnancy and motherhood have become an important health issue. A great number of countries experience this phenomenon, both developed and developing pregnant teenagers face many of the obstetrics issues as other older women. Also, most teenage girls are not able to cope with some challenges that come with motherhood. The major objectives of the paper are: to determine if teenagers are aware of the dangers of teenage pregnancy and motherhood, to determine the factors that predispose teenagers to pregnancy and child bearing, to examine if teenagers are aware of the various methods of preventing pregnancy, to determine if teenagers whose cultural background encourages early marriage are more at risk, to determine if teenage girls whose fathers have left home at their tender ages are more at risk of teenage pregnancy. Concerning methodology, both secondary and primary sources of data were used for the study. A survey research design was used with a sample size of 100 teenage mothers in the local government. Data was analyzed and represented using percentages and frequency tables. Key findings from the study showed that the Majority of the teenage mothers in Ika local government are not aware of the dangers of teenage pregnancy. The factors that predispose teenagers to pregnancy and childbearing in Ika South Local government area of Delta state include but not limited to lack of education on safe sex, cultural beliefs/traditions, pressure from peers/mothers early puberty, influence of drugs and absence of parents. The study will design interventions for teenage girls to make the transition from adolescence to adulthood without having an unplanned birth....Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»A study on the causes, effects, prevention and control of threatened abortion among childbearing mothers ages (18-45) years in Gilead Children Hospital»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state