Preventive Counselling on Curbing Teenage Pregnancy Among Students in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria

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Preventive Counselling, Teenage Pregnancy, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Reproductive Health

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy remains a significant social, educational and public health concern, with adverse consequences for adolescents’ wellbeing and educational development. This study examined the role of preventive counselling in curbing teenage pregnancy among female Senior Secondary School Two (SS II) students in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive correlational research design. The population comprised 1,060 female SS II students, from which a sample of 278 students was drawn from eight eligible public senior secondary schools. Data were collected using a researcher-developed 21-item questionnaire titled ‘Prevention Counselling on Curbing Teenage Pregnancy Questionnaire (PCCTPQ)’, which was validated by experts in counselling psychology, measurement and evaluation. The instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.72 using the Spearman-Brown formula. Percentages and mean scores were used to answer the research questions, while Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient tested the hypotheses at the 0.05 significance level. It was discovered that inadequate access to youth-oriented programs was the highest-rated perceived factor associated with teenage pregnancy (M = 3.43), closely followed by sexual violence and harassment (M = 3.42). Educational interruption was the highest-rated perceived consequence (M = 3.30). Providing appropriate information on contraceptive use and correcting sexual misconceptions was the highest-rated preventive counselling measure (M = 3.49), while appropriate discussion of relationships was the highest-rated curtailment strategy (M = 3.49). Hypothesis testing revealed strong positive relationships in perceptions across age groups (r = 0.97–1.00). The study recommends strengthening school counselling programmes, parental involvement, adolescent-friendly reproductive health services and deployment of professional counsellors.

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2026-08-02

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Zubairu, I. A., Momoh, G. O., Longbap, N. B., & Zubairu, S. I. (2026). Preventive Counselling on Curbing Teenage Pregnancy Among Students in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. FUDMA Journal of Educational Research and Advances, 1(1), 12-24. https://doi.org/10.70882/fujera.2026.v1(1).6

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Zubairu, I. A., Momoh, G. O., Longbap, N. B., & Zubairu, S. I. (2026). Preventive Counselling on Curbing Teenage Pregnancy Among Students in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. FUDMA Journal of Educational Research and Advances, 1(1), 12-24. https://doi.org/10.70882/fujera.2026.v1(1).6

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