Examining the challenges faced by teenage pregnant • mothers in Walukuba Sub County, Jinja District, Eastern Uganda
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2015-05
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
This study targeted at establishing the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in primary schools
and tries to find out which factors and processes predicting the occurrence of teenage
pregnancy. Most literature focuses on social factors, which predispose adolescents to falling
pregnant. Pregnancy may cause psychological distress, as it is often associated with dropping
out of school, either before or shortly after childbirth. Adolescent mothers are more likely to
present with symptoms of depression when compared with their non-parenting peers and
older mothers. The transition to motherhood puts adolescents at a greater risk for
psychological distress because they are socially, cognitively and emotionally immature to
cope with the demands of motherhood.
The current study examined the factors responsible for the prevalence of teenage pregnancy
in primary schools, experiences of pregnant learners, both in a scholastic and personal
context. It assessed how these learners are affected by the demands of coexisting motherhood
and adolescence. There appears to be little research done on how Uganda pregnant adolescent
learners perceive their situation and how they cope with the demands of adolescence and of
motherhood. The results drawn from the study will form a basis for further research on the
psychological effects of pregnancy during adolescence and may also be of value to designing
intervention strategies.
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A dissertation presented to the college of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor’s Degree of Social Work and Social Administration of Kampala International University
Keywords
Teenage pregnant, Mothers, Jinja District, Eastern Uganda