Abstract:
Social health issues are one of the primary problems that are exacerbated globally today. Especially
today teenage pregnancy is a psychological, social, health and economic problem. Worldwide, 21%
of young women marry before the age of 18. The rate of teenage pregnancy is higher in developing
and African countries. The study aims to assess the socio-economic psychological causes and
consequences of teenage pregnancy. The study was conducted in the Jaffna district, which is prone to
the effects of war and has the highest incidence of teenage pregnancy. The mixed method of research
design has been used, as well as primary and secondary data collection techniques. The primary data
used were an interview-focused questionnaire, case study, and observation. Secondary data used were
RDHS and MOH data, journals, research articles, and websites. Data analysis is subjected to
descriptive statistical analysis and explained in terms of tables, diagrams, and charts. Qualitative data
is analyzed by thematic analysis and quantitative data is analyzed statistically. The study has been
carried out using the snowball sampling methods that are 95 samples were selected and study based
on the hospital of Jaffna, Thellipalai, Sandilipay, Kopay and Nallur According to the analysis, 94%
of pregnant women have love marriages, 61% of women have teenage pregnancies, 35% of women
are teenage mothers, and 3% of women are teenage mothers and pregnant women. Causes of teenage
pregnancy, 89% of females preferred pregnancies, 4% of husband and wife preferred pregnancies and
2% of teenage girls are unaware of sex education. 95% of adolescents faced physiological effects
such as fatigue, dizziness, vomiting, inactivity, gestational diabetes, urinary tract infections, and
psychological effects.
