Consequences of Premarital Sexual Activities Among Secondary School Students in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                       i       

Approval Page                                                                ii      

Dedication                                                                     iii

Acknowledgement                                                          iv

Abstract                                                                         viii

Table of Contents                                                           ix

List of Tables                                                                  xiii

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study                                                1

Statement of the Problem                                               4

Research Questions                                                        7

Research Hypothesis                                                      8

Purpose of Study                                                            9

Significance of the Study                                                9

Operational Definition of Terms                                      10

Scope of the Study                                                         12

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Introduction                                                                   13

Concept of Premarital Sex                                              14

Causes of Premarital Sexual Activities among Students  16    

Lack of Sexual Educative Material                                  18

Prevalence of Premarital Sex                                           21

Adolescents Sexual Development                                    24

Adolescent Sexual Behaviour                                         30

Sexual Activity/Sexual Relationship                               33

Percentage of Adolescents who reported having

Premarital Sex by 19 Years                                             35

Adolescent Pregnancy                                                     35

Effects of Premarital Sex                                                37

Solutions to Premarital Sex                                            40

Summary of the Review of Related Literature                  42

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

Introduction                                                           44

Research Design                                                             44

Sample and Sampling Technique                                   44

Instrumentation                                                             45

Validity of the Instrument                                               46

Reliability of the Instrument                                           47

Administration of the Instrument                                   47

Method of Data Analysis                                                48

CHAPTER FOUR

RESULTS

Introduction                                                                   49

Descriptive Analysis                                                       49

Hypothesis Testing                                                         55

Summary of Results                                                       59

CHAPTER FIVE

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Introduction                                                                   61

Discussions                                                                   61

Conclusions                                                                   66

Recommendations                                                         67

Implication of the Study                                                 68

Suggestion for further Studies                                        69

References                                                                     70

Appendix                                                                        73

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:     Distribution of Respondents by Gender         50

Table 2:     Distribution of Respondents by Age               50

Table 3:     Distribution of Respondents by Religion        51

Table 4:     Distribution of Respondents by Type of

School                                                          52

Table 5:     Means and Rank Order on Consequences

of Premarital Sexual Activities among

Secondary School Students                           53

Table 6:     Means, Standard Deviations and t-values

on the consequences of premarital

sexual activities as expressed by secondary

school students on the basis of gender          55

Table 7:     Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) on the

consequences of premarital sexual activities

as expressed by secondary school students

on the basis of Age                                        56

Table 8:     Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) on the

consequences of premarital sexual activities

as expressed by secondary school students

on the basis of Religion                                 57

Table 9:     Means, Standard Deviations and t-values

on the consequences of premarital

sexual activities as expressed by secondary

school students on the basis of Type of

School                                                          58