EFFECT OF COUNSELLING ON TEENAGERS WITH PREGNANCY IN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Tajudeen Suleman Ape (Ph.D); Rukaiya Saad Ahmed (Ph.D); Waheed Tunde Oyeyemi; Abdul-Hameed Akorede Zakariyah (Ph.D); Ahmed Taiye Hassan (M.Ed) & Martins Olanrewaju Atunde

Abstract

This study investigated effect of counselling on teenagers’ with pregnant in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. Quasi-experimental design involving pre-test post-test control group with one experimental group and one control group was adopted for the study. A purposive sampling procedure was used in selecting 4 clinics with the use of records, ten (10) teenagers with pregnancy were selected from each clinics, making total number of forty (40) samples. A questionnaire was used for the pre-test and post-test counselling sessions for the collection of data in this study. The T-test statistical tool was used to test six hypotheses raised. The result revealed significant effect of counselling (p= .089< t= .697) on use of contraceptive to prevent future unwanted pregnancy. The study found significant effect of counselling (p= .028< t= .549) in reducing abortion option among teenagers with pregnancy. Result showed significant effect of counselling (p= .054; t= .1.449) on choices of retain the pregnancy, having the baby and bring the child up. Result showed that significant effect of counselling (p= .078; t= .849) on antinatal care during pregnancy. The study result showed significant effect of counselling (p= .028; t= 1.241) on teenagers' decision to have the baby and place it for adoption. Based on the findings of this study, the study recommended that counselling should be used for pregnant teenagers and non-pregnant teenagers in the hospital or clinic as a strategy to prevent unsafe abortion among teenagers.