Perceived Impact of Early Marriage Among Teenage Girls in Yana, Shira L.G.A, Bauchi State

Abstract:

The research work was carried out in yana community, shira L.G.A, Bauchi state. It was based on perceived impact of early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community,shira L.G.A, Bauchi state. The aim of these study is to find out the Perceived impact of early marriage among teenage women in yana. Three (3) objectives were formulated with three corresponding research questions. The objectives were to find out the perceived factor contributing to early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community; to identify the Perceived impacts of early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community; to suggest the various strategies of preventing early marriage among teenage Girls in Yana community. A descriptive survey design was used. The result of the findings revealed that complications of pregnancy and childbirth such as increase rate of maternal and neonatal morbidity accounting for(3.2) and mortality and health conditions such as vesicovaginal fistula of rectovaginal fistula accounting for(3.1) are the main cause of death among adolescent girls in developing countries, low educational level and absence of law accounting for (2.8) and extreme poverty accounting for (3.3) may make daughters an economic burden on their family which may be relieved by their early marriage, child marriage threatens the health and lives of girls, prevention of early marriage are parent/guardians that account for (3.2) who are in close contact with the child to supervise her behavior and the company she keeps. In Conclusion Base on the findings in this research, it has been concluded that low educational level and absence of law is the main Perceived factor that contribute to early marriage among other factors with depression, anxiety, worries, increase rate of maternal morbidity and mortality.