Abstract: Globally teenage Pregnancy has become a worrying trend. Young girls drop out of school due to pregnancy and may not continue with their normal life. Teenage pregnancy refers to girls becoming pregnant below the age of 19 years. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the social cultural factors influencing teen pregnancies in Kwanza Sub-County, Tran-Nzoia County. The target population was 704 which included 700 pregnant teens and mothers and four officers from health facilities in Kwanza sub-county. After obtaining verbal consent, the teen mothers and teen pregnant girls were interviewed using a structured questionnaire to determine circumstances that led them into pregnancies. After assembling and organizing completed instruments, the study used descriptive statistics to analyze data. Quantitative data was analyzed using the descriptive statistical tools of mean, percentages and frequencies. The study’s main findings are that negative social models influence negatively the girl child hence increase teen pregnancies. The study recommends that positive role modeling strategies be provided in the family and school and by extension in the community.
Keywords: Social- Cultural Factors, Influencing Teen Frequencies.
Title: SELECTED SOCIAL-CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING TEEN PREGNANCIES IN KWANZA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
Author: Naliaka Nancy Wamalwa, Dr. Patrick Cheben Simiyu
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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