Influence of parental guidance on teenage pregnancy

The study explored empirical studies of previous literatures on to examine the influence of parental guidance on teenage pregnancy; three hundred and sixty four (364) respondents were randomly selected. The data collected were analyzed using tables and percentages, mean and standard deviation. 52.2% of respondents are between the ages of 14-16 years while 21.50% of the respondents are in SSS2 class. Also, most of the respondents (58.1%) are Muslim. Majority of the respondents (55.9%) are afraid to discuss some sensitive issues with their parents while 96.1% of the respondents said their parents would not agree to use contraceptive pills and condoms to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease and also 67.9% of the respondents revealed that they receive sex education through their friends, also 87% of the respondents lack the knowledge from parent. From the analysis of the data parents have a unique position when it comes to parent-child communication, care and support, guidance and counseling and sex education because parents are the earliest or first socialization agents in children's lives.

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Ogunbayode Moyosore Adunola es un ex alumno de la Universidad de Babcock con una segunda clase superior en Obras Sociales y Servicios Humanos. Realizó su Servicio de Juventud en el Hospital Neuropsiquiátrico Aro Abeokuta Ogun-State en 2017-2018. Actualmente está desempleada.