The Impact of Teenage Pregnancy on School Dropout among Secondary School Girls in Embu Municipality

Mémoire (de fin d'études) , 2007 , 40 Pages

Sociologie - Enfants et Adolescence

Although considerable attention has been paid to the prevalence of adolescence childbearing in
Kenya today, few studies have focused on the educational consequences of the schoolgirl
pregnancy. Using data collected in selected schools in Embu Municipality, this study examines
the factors associated with schoolgirl pregnancy as well as the likelihood of school dropout and
subsequent re‐enrollment of schoolgirls who become pregnant.
The analysis is derived from the data collected from secondary schoolgirls, education officials
and teachers on factors that predispose girls to pregnancy, the extent to which teenage
pregnancy contributes to school dropout and the eventual levels of re‐admission. The data
analysis shows that girls in secondary schools are actually already sexually active though they
lack the relevant information to help them make the right choices as far as their sexuality is
concerned. The little information that they have is not conclusive and it is evident that they
yearn for information which would be useful for them.
Policy on re‐admission has been formulated but the extent to which it is applied is still a
questionable issue. A lot of gaps also exist in record keeping of the girls who become pregnant
while in school and what becomes of them when they dropout. Such records would be vital in
determining for sure if these girls become pregnant before dropping out of school or otherwise
and subsequently tracking them down for re‐admission purposes.
A question is then raised on what other factors would be causing these girls to drop out of
school other than just the pregnancy. However, poverty, cultural practices and peer pressure
are among the factors assumed to be predisposing girls to pregnancy from the findings of this
study, while these factors in themselves would also cause dropouts. Given the increasing levels
of female school participation in Kenya today through the affirmative action motion targeting
the girl child, the findings of this study suggest that future studies will benefit from exploring
the causal relationships between the factors mentioned above, adolescent reproductive health
behavior and subsequent school attendance.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

List of Tables and Figures

Abstract

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction & Background of the Study
1.1 Problem Statement
1.2 Objectives of the Study
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Hypotheses
1.5 Scope of the Study
1.6 Justification of the Study
1.7 Significance of the Study
1.8 Limitations of the Study
1.9 Assumption of the Study

Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Causes of Teenage Pregnancies
2.2 Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy
2.3 Prevention and Remedial Measures of Teenage Pregnancies
2.4 Other causes of schoolgirl dropout
2.5 Efforts made in addressing Pregnancy- Related School dropout
2.6 Constraints Faced
2.7 Lessons Learnt

Chapter 3: METHODOLOGY
3.0 Study Area
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Target Population
3.3 Sampling Procedure
3.4 Data Collection Methods
3.5 Data Analysis Methods

Chapter 4: RESEARH FINDINGS
4.0 Interview Guides
4.1 Questionnaires
4.2 Reports & Other Documents

Chapter 5: SUMMARY
5.0 Summary of Findings
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendations

REFERENCES:

APPENDICES
Appendix 1: BUDGET
Appendix 2: TIME SCHEDULE
Appendix 3: INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
Appendix 4: QUESTIONNAIRE

• Cours: Diploma in Social Work
• Auteur: Winnie Osulah (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2007
• Pages: 40
• N° de catalogue: V199931
• ISBN (ebook): 9783656323280
• ISBN (Livre): 9783656326199
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: impact, teenage, pregnancy, school, dropout, secondary, girls, embu, municipality