Abstract
The incidence of teenage pregnancy has been on the rise in Ghana, especially in the Bawku-East Municipality. In Ghana adults rarely discussed sexual matters with the youth. Thus, the youth have little or no information about the biological changes that take place in their bodies during the transitional period from youth to adulthood. This has resulted in unplanned pregnancies for the vast majority of teenagers, which have serious developmental and socioeconomic implications. The study was to explore how sex education could mitigate teenage pregnancy in the Bawku-East Municipality. A total sample size of one hundred and twenty-five (125) respondents was used for the study. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observation were used to collect data for the study. The study revealed that poor parenting, poverty and peer influence were the major causes of teenage pregnancy in the study area. In addition, concealing sex education and sex-knowledge from the youth made them more curious and vulnerable. There is the need for parents and schools to empower the youth through sex education to equip them with knowledge in order to overcome the potentially corrupt information through the social media and friends. The study will be useful to students, parents, teachers and vulnerable group (girl-child) advocates in communities.
Highlights
Education is regarded as an important tool for the development of an individual, the community and the nation at large
The study was on sex education as a means to curb teenage pregnancies in basic schools of the Bawku Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana
The study sought to investigate the impact of sex education on teenage pregnancy in the Bawku Municipal District of the Upper East Region of Ghana
Summary
Education is regarded as an important tool for the development of an individual, the community and the nation at large. The government of Ghana introduced the Free-Compulsory Universal Basic Education in 1996 with the aim of providing quality education to all children. Characteristics of Pupils The background characteristics of pupils were considered relevant to the study These include, age distribution, class at which they became pregnant and reported pregnancy cases in the area of the study. The ages were of critical importance in the research because the focus was on teenage learners (13-19), and it was of importance to establish the age of the respondent before the interview took place. It is the stage where biological changes begin to take place in the body
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