The growing problem of teenage pregnancy remains a significant public health concern in Nigeria, particularly in rural areas where cultural; religion and socio-economic factors, including early marriage, poverty, and limited economic opportunities persist. This study assess the perceive effect of religion and culture on unintended pregnancy among teenagers in Kogi State. The design used for this study is descriptive, and the target populations of this study are teenagers and women of reproductive age. The instrument used for this study is questionnaire and the statistics used are frequencies, tables and percentages. The result showed that the socio demographic characteristics of respondents revealed that majority are within the ages of 13- 15years (43%), with no level of education (31%), married (55%) and from Igala ethnic group (34%). Findings further reveal that majority of respondents are Muslims (52.7%). This study also noted that perceived effect of religion on unintended teenage pregnancy is positive (55%) and culture is negative (40.4%) and lastly, the perceived effect of contraception on unintended teenage pregnancy is positive (60.4%). The study recommended that teenagers and young adults should be better informed about the benefits of modern contraceptives earlier. This would allow them to recognize the need for modern contraception, and would, thus, increase the chances of early initiation of use. Also, early sexual and reproductive health education among teenagers would be very effective in reducing unintended pregnancy
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- Perceive; Effect; Religion; Culture; Unintended Pregnancy; Teenagers.
- PERCEIVE EFFECT OF RELIGION AND CULTURE ON UNINTENDED PREGNANCY
