The Effectiveness of Reproductive Health Education in Prevention of Pregnancies among Secondary School Girls in Temeke Municipality – Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Shemweta, Farida S. (2020) The Effectiveness of Reproductive Health Education in Prevention of Pregnancies among Secondary School Girls in Temeke Municipality – Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Teenage pregnancy is a global phenomenon and Tanzania. Literature shows; despite of a number of efforts creation of awareness through provision of reproductive health education to the adolescent in secondary schools early pregnancies are increasing among secondary school girls. The study addresses the effectiveness of reproductive health education on early pregnancy prevention among secondary school girls in Temeke Municipality Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The study adopted a cross sectional research design where data were collected from secondary school students and supplemented with data from key informants including teachers, social welfare officers, and police officers from the gender desk. Teenage students were randomly selected from secondary school in the study area. Teachers, social welfare officer, and the police officers were purposefully selected where primary data were gathered through interviews and survey questionnaire. Content analyses were used for qualitative information and descriptive analysis for quantitative data. Generally, findings show that provision of reproductive health education is still a challenge in the society. The methods used to disseminate reproductive health education include different media mostly radio and television, most teenagers received reproductive health knowledge from their mother. This knowledge is still focused to HIV and AIDS related aspects. It is concluded that teenage girls in Temeke Municipality are vulnerable to risk of teenage pregnancy and may fall pregnant at any time without completing secondary school education. The study among other things recommends that the parents and guardians should be responsible to talk with their children about effects of early age sex and how to avoid it. Keywords: Sexuality Education, Adolescence, Early Pregnancy, Sexuality.

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