Assessing students ability to combine pregnancy with their academic work at Holy Family NMTC-Berekum

Abstract

The focus of the study was to find out how students are able to combine pregnancy with their academic duties at Holy Family NMTC-Berekum. A descriptive study design was used. Convenience sampling technique was used to select fifty respondents for the study. Data collection was done through the use of structured and semi structured questionnaires. Data was analyzed using Microsoft excel software. The study found that more than half (53.3%) of the respondents agreed that absence of designed programs that teach students regarding sex education on campus causes pregnancy among students. Most (70%) of the respondents agreed that there is the of sense belonging when pregnant at home than there is in school. Most (63.3%) of the respondents agreed that studying becomes difficult when pregnant in school. The study concluded that major cause of pregnancy is forgetting to take contraceptive, adequate nutrition on campus when pregnant was reported to be very difficult and respondents reported that there is the sense of belonging when pregnant at home than in school. The study recommended that counselling unit as part of their orientation programme should provide intensive counselling services to all the female students to be aware of the academic challenges that awaits them when they conceive/deliver in the course of reading their programmes