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Volume 6, Issue 3 (Suppl) J Nurs Care
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal Nursing Edu 2017
May 22- 24, 2017
May 22- 24, 2017 Osaka, Japan
20th World Nursing
Education Conference
Teenagers and teenage pregnancy: A comparative study of two communities
Oyedele OA
University of South Africa, South Africa
Teenage pregnancy is a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries, including Nigeria. It is reported
that an estimated 16 million teenagers aged between 15 years and 19 years give birth every year contributing 11% to all births
worldwide. The study explored teenagers perceptions and experiences regarding teenage pregnancy in their communities and to
explore their understanding of contraceptives and sexuality and to also identify current teenage pregnancy prevention activities that
are in place in the two selected communities. The study was contextual and comparative with an exploratory strategy. The study use
mainly qualitative approach and used quantitative strand to investigate current teenage pregnancy prevention programme in the
community. Forty teenagers responded to both same structured interview and a singular self-administered questionnaire. Tesch’s
approach and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The findings revealed that no concrete teenage pregnancy prevention
programme was in existence in the communities. Almost all the participants expressed that teenage pregnancy was not accepted
within their communities. Few mentioned poverty as a risk factor in teenage pregnancy. Half of the teenagers had poor knowledge
of contraceptives and almost all indicated their disapproval for contraceptive usage among teenagers and only two participants
mentioned it as a preventive strategy for teenage pregnancy. More efforts need to be made by the government and all policy makers
in the establishment and sustenance of efficient and accessible teenage pregnancy intervention programmes. Also, ground-breaking
approaches that will encourage teenagers’ involvement in contraceptive and sexuality education are urgently necessary.
Biography
Oyedele OA completed her PhD at the age of 37 years from Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria South Africa and presently a postdoctoral research
fellow at the University of South Africa. She is a lecturer in Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. She is the author of a number of scientific articles in several
peer-reviewed journals and has participated in several local and international conferences, workshops and symposia. She is a member of Honour Society of Nursing,
Sigma Theta Tau International, Tau Lamba-at-Large Chapter, Tshwane University of Technology.
Oyedele OA, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:3 (Suppl)