CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PREMARITAL SEX AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AKOKO SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE
Abstract
The study examined the causes and consequences of premarital sex among secondary
school students in Ondo State, Nigeria. To guide the study, four research questions
were raised while four hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive research design of
survey type was adopted for the study. The sample for the study consisted of 200
respondents. The research questions were analyzed using descriptive statistics such
as frequency counts, percentages while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance using T-test and Pearson Correlation. The results of the study showed
that there was significant influence of gender and premarital sex practices among
secondary school in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, there was
significant influence of age group and premarital sex practices among secondary school in
Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, there was insignificant
influence of religious and premarital sex practices among secondary school in Akoko South
West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Finally, result revealed that there was
significant influence of family type and premarital sex practices among secondary school
in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Based on the findings of
the study, the study concluded that consequences of premarital sex among adolescents,
some remedies have been suggested, such as government provision of scholarship to
teenagers with poor background, inclusion of sex education in the school curriculum,
supervision and monitoring of teenagers by teachers and parents, government enactment
of rules and regulations that controls pornography and the media. The study therefore
recommended amongst others that parents should strive to teach their children some
important aspects of their culture, especially that which concerns morality and chastity.
The traditional practice which encourages young people to abstain from premarital sex and
other forms of unapproved sexual relationship till marriage should be inculcated in young
people. It also recommended that parents should take very keen interests on the activities
of their adolescent children. They should monitor their activities very closely and know
who their friends are and their family background. Finally, it is recommended that health
educators should rise to the challenge of organising enlightenment activities in schools in
order to provide adequate reproductive health information to female students.
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