by:lfe PsychologlA (RC 011934) lfe Centre for Psychological Studies/Services
Abstract
This study examines undergraduates' perspective on sex education and teenage
pregnancy in Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study
population was 250 undergraduates of Covenant University. Frequency tables,
linear regression analysis and analysis of variance were used to analyze the data
collected via self-administered questionnaires. Two hypotheses were tested in
this study. The results derived from this study are: firstly, that the level of
awareness on sex education is significantly related to teenage pregnancy ..
Secondly, the t statistics at p=O.OOO shows that there is a high significant
relationship between the use of contraceptive and teenage pregnancy. Also, the
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) indicated that at p= 0.000, there is a high
significant relationship between sex education and teenage pregnancy. Thus, the
paper recommends the following: Firstly, that there should be, as a matter of
urgency, the establishment of functional youth-friendly services that will enable
teenagers to express their opinions on sexual activity. Secondly, teenagers
should be exposed to basic sex education in both primary and secondary
schools so that contraceptive methods and their usage will not be strange to
them. Thirdly, training of teenagers by healthcare service providers should be
made available to the teenagers so that they would be able to open up on
matters relating to their sexual life