Assessment of the Knowledge on Factors Contributing to Unwanted Pregnancies Among Adolescent Secondary School Girls at Maswa District August 2011.
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: P. O Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: Phone: +255 28 298 3384: Fax: +255 28 298 3386: Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2012Description: 29 Pages; Includes ReferencesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
Background: According to UNICEF (2004 report, unwanted pregnancies in adolescents are increasing and have become a global health and socio-cultural importance. It has been estimated that, worldwide, between 2000 and 2004, 14.4 million adolescents of ages between 15 to 19 years gave birth every year. These unwanted pregnancies were contributes by a wide range of factors such as; traditional customs, financial problems especially unemployment and lack of information about sexual matters and low level of education there is a high level of unprotected sexual maturation, early onset of dating, and poor knowledge of reproductive biology, contraception and contraceptives.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of factors contributing to unwanted pregnancies among adolescent secondary school girls at Maswa district August 2011.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was done. Three hundred and eighty four youths were interviewed. Structured questionnaires were used for data collection. A research assistant assisted to interview the youth. The information, which was collected in questionnaires, checked every evening after collection to ensure they were properly filled and any mistakes identified were corrected.
Data analysis: The data obtained were entered into the SPSS 17.0 a statistical software program for analysis. Frequency distribution, mean, mode, median, P-value and chi-square were determined. Frequency distribution tables and cross tables have been used to summarize data.
Abstract:
Background: According to UNICEF (2004 report, unwanted pregnancies in adolescents are increasing and have become a global health and socio-cultural importance. It has been estimated that, worldwide, between 2000 and 2004, 14.4 million adolescents of ages between 15 to 19 years gave birth every year. These unwanted pregnancies were contributes by a wide range of factors such as; traditional customs, financial problems especially unemployment and lack of information about sexual matters and low level of education there is a high level of unprotected sexual maturation, early onset of dating, and poor knowledge of reproductive biology, contraception and contraceptives.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of factors contributing to unwanted pregnancies among adolescent secondary school girls at Maswa district August 2011.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was done. Three hundred and eighty four youths were interviewed. Structured questionnaires were used for data collection. A research assistant assisted to interview the youth. The information, which was collected in questionnaires, checked every evening after collection to ensure they were properly filled and any mistakes identified were corrected.
Data analysis: The data obtained were entered into the SPSS 17.0 a statistical software program for analysis. Frequency distribution, mean, mode, median, P-value and chi-square were determined. Frequency distribution tables and cross tables have been used to summarize data.
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