Perceived risk factors of early adolescent pregnancy | SEM levels |
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Lack of financial autonomy Inadequate knowledge of sexuality | Individual (intrapersonal) level |
Lack of parent–adolescent communication on sexuality-related issues Inadequate amount of time spent with kids to understand their concerns Lack of parental control Single parenthood/broken homes | Interpersonal level |
Sexuality-related issues seen as taboo in households Technological factors (misguided use of social media, pornography) Exclusion of sex education in the religious discourse | Societal level |
Abstinence-only dogma dominant in school comprehensive sex-education curricula | Institutional level |
Restriction of movement of adolescents to specific areas (beach bars) and during certain times of the day (late night movement) Monitoring of contents of radio and television channels | Policy/enabling environment |