Summary of Dissertation

Dear
CHAIRPERSON
The members of panel
My audiences
GOOD MORNING!!!
MY NAME IS Agnes NYIRAMUTSINZI, STUDENT IN
FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN
NUTRITION, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
I am here to present the findings from my research

project.
My research topic was “FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO
TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN RWANDA: CASE
STUDY OF CYEZA SECTOR (2019-2022)”.
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Outline of my presentation: my presentation is made of
introduction,methodology ,result and discussion,
conclusion and recommendation
Teenage pregnancy is one of key issues related to

womens reproductive health, TP is word wide problem , it
affects both developed and developing
countries.teenage pregnancy is harmful to both mother

and child, for mother: there is a problem of
death ,preclampsia ,sepsis ,and depression. for child there
is a risk of being premature.and low birth weight leading
to stunting growth.
MY RESEARCH WAS GUIDED BY FOLLOWING

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES:
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The general objective was to assess the factors
associated with unwanted pregnancy among teenagers in
Rwanda.
While specific objectives were:
1. To investigate the factors associated to unwanted
pregnancy among teenagers of the Cyeza Sector
2. To analyze the effects of unwanted pregnancy among
teenagers in Cyeza Sector
1.4. In order to achieve my research objectives, the
following methodologies were followed:
 The data were collected using questionnaires applied to

29 teenage girls who got pregnancies in Cyeza sector
and interview applied to3 staff members of Cyeza
sector , Kivumu health center namely the social affairs
officer at Cyeza Sector, The nurse in charge of
Antenatal care at Kivumu Health Center and the Nurse
in charge of youth at Kivumu Health Center.
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 The data were analyzed using Software of Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 and
Microsoft office excel.
 Interpretation of the findings was done based on
frequencies and percentages and the conclusion was
drawn based on the findings I got.
 I respected the essential ethical values such as searching
for permission to collect data and ensuring
confidentiality.
DEAR CHAIRPERSON;
The findings from my research project are the

following;
Related to the first objective of this research which was to

investigate the factors associated to unwanted pregnancy
among teenagers of the Cyeza Sector, findings based on
data collected from teenage girls who got unwanted
pregnancies in the Cyeza sector showed that poverty is
the major factors causing unwanted pregnancies among
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teenage girls, followed by peer influence, lack of parental
reproductive education for children, not being satisfied
with what is provided by parents, violence and starting
sexual intercourse at a young age. The findings based on
data got from the social affairs officer at Cyeza Sector,
the nurse in charge of Antenatal care at Kivumu Health
Center and the Nurse in charge of youth at Kivumu
Health Center as key informants, showed that these
causes are lack of knowledge about reproductive health,
extreme poverty in the family, violence, environment in
which one grew up, not knowing their rights and peer
pressure.
Concerning the second objective that was to analyze the

effects of unwanted pregnancy among teenagers in Cyeza
Sector. Findings on side of teenage girls who got
unwanted pregnancies in the Cyeza sector showed that the
biggest effect of unwanted pregnancies among teenagers
is being stigmatized and rejected by the family, followed
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by being in depression and family conflict, followed by
living in poverty, followed by dropping out of school,
followed by having health problems or for the child. On
side of key informants, it was showed that effects of
unwanted teenage pregnancies in Cyeza sector are
abandonment by family, depression, AIDS and other
sexually transmitted diseases, dropping out of school,
living in poverty, take responsibility at a young age,
distrust and hatred.
DEAR CHAIRPERSON
Based on the research findings, the research objectives
were achieved and found that uwanted pregnancies
among teenagers of the Cyeza sector is a big problem that
requires interventions from various agencies in various
angles to develop variety of programs which require
multidisciplinary implementing teams, including
government agencies, communities and parents.
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Therefore, I ended my research by providing the
following recommendations;
 Teenagers in Cyeza sector in particular and in

Rwanda in general should avoid the influence of
misbehaving peers to avoid peer pressure and try to
be content with what parents give them instead of
waiting for those who deceive them and make them
getting unwanted pregnancies.
 Parents should take responsibility for their children's
education by giving them regular time to discuss
various topics including SRH, managing their
behavior and relationships.
 Rwandan government and its agencies should:
 develop guidelines with specific key messages on

reproductive health issues for parents to provide them
with adequate information on SRH and facilitate
communication between parents and children.
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 strengthen programs that help people to overcoming
poverty
 support the community programs that empower
teenage girls to protect themselves and allow them to
continue their education though getting pregnant
while still in school.
DEAR CHAIRPERSON
This is the end of my presentation and I ensure that I will
take into considerations your corrections and advices.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION!!!

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Dear

I am here to present the findings from my research

Teenage pregnancy is one of key issues related to

countries.teenage pregnancy is harmful to both mother

MY RESEARCH WAS GUIDED BY FOLLOWING

 The data were collected using questionnaires applied to

The findings from my research project are the

Related to the first objective of this research which was to

Concerning the second objective that was to analyze the

 Teenagers in Cyeza sector in particular and in

 develop guidelines with specific key messages on

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