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Teenage pregnancy and its effect on academic progression

Introduction Teenage pregnancy is simply defined as a teenaged or underage girl becoming pregnant. The term connotes that the girl has not yet reached legal adulthood before conceiving. A teenage girl may become pregnant because of various reasons or situations but all teenage pregnancies are a result of sexual activities either voluntary or not. One of the most traumatic and devastating effects of teenage pregnancy is making it difficult for the girl to continue with her education. Drop-out rates, repeaters, poor scoring and unable to graduate are the academic consequences of teenage pregnancy (Hofferth et al, 2001). This paper proposes to explore how teenage pregnancy affects academic progression. As a student, pregnant teenagers are also expected to meet a minimum rate of academic progress. When we say academic progress, it means passing 50% of the credit points for the subjects that they are enrolled over the duration of the course. Progression status is based on course status, mu...