Abstract
In this study, we carried out a critical analysis on the incidence of sexual abuse and unwanted pregnancies among teenagers. The study specifically was aimed at ascertaining the incidences of child abuse and unwanted pregnancy among different socioeconomic class in Ikot Ekpeyak Community. The study adopted the survey research design and randomly enrolled participants in the study. A total of 100 responses were validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent are teenagers and parents in in Ikot Ekpeyak Community.
The findings revealed that high number of teenagers from Ikot Ekpeyak Ikono were sexually abused from January, 2001 – December, 2005. The findings also revealed that above 100 cases of unwanted pregnancies occurred in Ikot Ekpeyak Ikono from January 2001 to December 2005.
Also the study found that that teenagers from family/parent of low economic status experience the highest incidence of Child abuse.
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