26/03/2026
TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES;
Teenage pregnancy continues to raise despite the efforts to provide health education. Teenagers become pregnant for a variety of reasons.
1. Not being informed about issues related to reproduction.
2.Not using contraceptives.
3. Non-compliance with the methods of contraceptives.
4. Fear of complications.
5.Deliberate neglect to use contraceptives.
Many a time , some will claim that at the time of their pregnancy, they had no understanding of how conception actually took place.
Sources of s*xual information.....limited s*x education, information about the normal developmental changes that take place in their bodies in relation to s*xuality is inadequate as most of them learn from their peers.
This still remains an issue that needs to be seriously addressed by all midwives and nurses.
They should be encouraged to visit health care clinics and receive information related to available methods suitable for them.
All health care providers ( midwives and nurses) should lead and change their attitude towards s*xually active young girls so as to improve access to reproductive services for them.
