Social Cultural Practices and Teenage Pregnancy in Kilifi County, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Mwangi, Mary Nyakio | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T13:04:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T13:04:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Globally, teenage pregnancy is a significant and concerning trend. This tendency is concerning in Kenya, where the coastline region is most affected. The study addressed four study objectives, namely to establish the effect of socio-and cultural norms, child protection practices, sex education, and parenting styles in the rise of teenage pregnancies in Kilifi County. The study was to determine how socio-cultural practices take part to the increase of teenage pregnancies in Kilifi County. Kilifi County was selected due to the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the hospital's maternity records. The research was supported by Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory, and descriptive design was used. The target population was 700 pregnant teenagers,500 households, 300 nurses, and 70 sub-county children's officers in Kilifi County. A sample of 70 pregnant teenage mothers,30 nurses(midwives), 50 household heads and 7 sub-county children officers was used in the research. The researcher used questionnaires and interview schedules. To assess quantitative and descriptive data, statistical procedures such as average or mean percentages and frequencies were employed. Thirty nurses (midwives), fifty household heads, and seventy pregnant adolescent moms provided information via semi-structured questionnaires. There were charts, graphs, and tables used. Interview schedules were used to gather information from seven sub-county child officers. The qualitative data were analyzed using a theme analysis. For ethical concerns, the researcher sought authority from Kenyatta University graduate school, a research permit from NACOSTI and the ethics committee, and confidentiality and anonymity of information collected were observed. The study recommends that harmful social and cultural practices should be eradicated, and this will reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. The results from this study are useful to policymakers in government, the education sector, the public health sector, and religious and non-governmental organizations handling the welfare of teenagers in Kenya. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | A Research Project Submitted to the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Master's’ Degree in Public Policy and A Administration of Kenyatta University July 2024 Supervisor: 1.Heather E. Kipchumba | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/29950 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.title | Social Cultural Practices and Teenage Pregnancy in Kilifi County, Kenya | |
| dc.type | Thesis |