Browsing by Author "Ngowi, John William"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    An investigation on the influence of adolescent's sexual risk behavior on learning in kinondoni municipal secondary schools
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2020) Ngowi, John William
    The study investigated the adolescent's sexual risk behaviours effects on learning in Kinondoni municipal secondary schools Dar es Salaam Region. The research was guided by three objectives, which were to identify factors that contribute to adolescents sexual risk behaviours, to examine the influence of adolescents sexual risk behaviour on the learning process and to determine the best practices that parents, communities and the government can adopt to reduce adolescent's sexual risk behaviours for better learning. Lyons-Ruth and Jacobvitz (1999) served the conceptual framework adopted and modified to suit the purpose of the study. The review of literature covered theoretical stances, and theories on adolescent's sexual risk behaviours, factors that contribute to adolescents' sexual risk behaviours, the influence of adolescents' sexual risk behaviour on learning processes and best practices that parents, communities and the government can adopt to redress the situation for better adolescents learning. The study was conducted in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam Region, where three secondary schools were involved in the study. A cross-sectional design was used. The respondents included the students, teachers, and parents/guardians of the students. Purposive, random, and convenient sampling techniques were deployed to obtain a sample for the study. Data were gathered through structured interviews and questionnaires. Data collected through surveys were analyzed by using Statistic Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 software. Furthermore, thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data, which were collected from interview. The study findout different factors that influence adolescent sexual behaviour. These factors include; use of alcohol, lack of proper sexual knowledge, poor parental-adolescent communication, and peer influence. Furthermore, the study found out that failure in examination, school dropouts, unwanted pregnancies and STDs, and poor concentration in school were the impacts of adolescents' sexual behaviour on learning. In exploring strategies to be used to address the problem, the study found out that; sexual and reproductive health education, active monitoring of the use of ICT by adolescents, improving parental-adolescents communication and discouraging traditions and customs that lead into sexual risk behaviours were the best strategies to be used to prevent the effects brought by adolescence sexual risks behaviour in academic and social life arena. The study recommends that students support services should be provided in all schools and communities to provide guidance and counseling to adolescents to help them cope better with their social and economic environment without losing their goals in life. Also, curriculum developers should include issues of sex education in curriculum objectives and content, to make sure that the adolescents have the right information that can allow them to make informed choices and evidence-based decisions for safeguarding their lives.