ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2026
Assessing the Impact of Lack of Sex Education in the Nigerian Secondary School Education Curriculum on Early Pregnancy and School Dropout in Girls.
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This study investigated the integration of sex education within Nigerian secondary school curricula and its efficacy in mitigating early pregnancies and dropout rates among girls. The absence of comprehensive school-based sex education was identified as a significant contributor to the prevalence of early pregnancies and subsequent dropout rates, with far-reaching implications for the nation's overall literacy levels. Drawing on a sample of 650 female students from Nigeria's four main regions (North, South, East, and West), this study evaluated respondents' knowledge of contraceptives and access to them, family support, and experiences of social stigmatization (ST). Using structural equation modeling, the findings revealed statistically significant relationships between sex education (SE) and early pregnancy (EP) (β = 0.22, p < .001), as well as girls' dropout (GD) (β = 0.25, p < .001). Additionally, there was a positive association between sex education and access to contraceptives (AC) (β = 0.10, p = .01). Mediation analyses demonstrated partial effects across several pathways, including SE → ST → EP (β = 0.02, p = .03), SE → AC → GD (β = 0.04, p < .001), and SE → AC → EP (β = 0.02, p = .05). These findings underscored the importance of sex education in improving secondary school girls' sexual health knowledge and equipping them with strategies to prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
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