The relationship between parenting and teenage pregnancy in Wakiso District: case study Nabbingo sub-county, Kyengera Town Council -Wakiso District
Abstract
United Nation Development Fund pointed that teenage pregnancy is a phenomenon that is in
increase requiring urgent resolution worldwide. The world Health Organization (WHO) reported
that 11% of all births are due to women aged 15-19 years. Around 95% of teenage pregnancies
occur in developing countries 36.4 million women becoming mothers before the age of 20 years.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parenting and teenage
pregnancy. This research adopted a descriptive research design and captured data from 115
respondents from different sections of people. Data analysis findings revealed that parents’
communication about sex lessens chances of their children getting pregnant /fathering children,
implying that parents assume a significant role in decreasing instances of adolescents’ pregnancy.
Results additionally indicated that peer pressure influences the adolescence opinion about sex and
at that risk factors push adolescence into early pregnancy. The research further found out that
establishing laws that harshly punish perpetrators of forced sex would significantly reduce cases
of adolescent pregnancy. The study recommended that parents and guardians should talk
to their children about sex and the adolescence should be encouraged to freely talk about sex in
order to reduce cases of early pregnancies.