| dc.description.abstract | This action research was aimed at finding the implications of early pregnancy among primary
school girls on social-economic transformation in Kakooga cell, Kyaterekera Town Council. The
study pursued to find out why the girls got pregnant when they were still studying and ended up
dropping out from school.
Method: Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and Focus Group
Discussions (FDGs) to allow the researcher a stand to ask questions and to explore the people ‟
factors of early pregnancy among primary school going girls‟‟. The data was analyzed using
Microsoft Excel, including frequencies, percentages and pie charts to identify the implications of
early pregnancy among the school going girls. A total of 144 people, 21 teachers, 68 young 30
parents, and guardians, 15 young parents and 10 leaders from Kakooga Cell purposively
participated in this study.
The study revealed that early pregnancy had a negative effect on the school attendance, academic
performance, emotional behavior and relationships between pregnant girls, their peers and family
friends. It recommended that sex education should be taken seriously in primary schools thus
teachers should mediate it with health professionals in the community; pregnant learners to be
supported and not being stigmatized by school stakeholders, parents to encourage girls use
preventive and protective measures and encourage them to delay engaging themselves in sexual
intercourse.
Conclusion: Peer pressure was the major factor that led to early pregnancy among the primary
school girls followed by poverty in Kakooga Cell.
Key words: Early Pregnancy, Peer Pressure, Poverty, young girl | en_US |
