Single Motherhood: Experiences of Never Married Women in Lagos, Nigeria

Samuel Ojima Adejoh, R. K. Kuteyi, V. Ogunsola, T. A. Adeoye
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Despite the benefits of marriage, there has been a rise in the number of single parent families, especially never married single mothers globally. This may bring about serious social problems as the consequences of children raised by single mother have been documented. Yet, little research has been conducted to find out why there is increase in the number of never married single mothers. Therefore, this study investigated and described the experiences of women who were never married but are bearing children and raising those children as single mothers. The study adopted the qualitative research method, utilizing in-depth interviews to collect data from consenting participants. The study location was Iwaya, Lagos, Nigeria, and the participants were selected using snowball sampling technique. Forty never-married single mothers were sampled and interviewed using an in-depth interview guide. The data were transcribed and content analysed. Some of the perceived reasons for the rise in the number of never married single mother identified include family background, sexual abuse, age, careless sexual behaviour and non-use of contraceptives, personal preference and perceived economic benefits. There is the need to educate women on how to prevent sexual abuse and also on proper use of contraceptive for those who may want to engage in sexual intercourse, but may not be ready to get married.
单身母亲:尼日利亚拉各斯未婚妇女的经历
尽管婚姻有很多好处,但全球单亲家庭的数量却在增加,尤其是从未结过婚的单身母亲。这可能会带来严重的社会问题,因为单亲母亲抚养孩子的后果已经被记录在案。然而,很少有研究发现未婚单身母亲数量增加的原因。因此,这项研究调查并描述了那些从未结婚但作为单身母亲生育和抚养孩子的女性的经历。本研究采用定性研究方法,利用深度访谈收集同意参与者的数据。研究地点为尼日利亚拉各斯Iwaya市,采用滚雪球抽样法选取参与者。40位从未结婚的单身母亲接受了深度访谈指南的抽样调查。对数据进行转录和内容分析。人们认为未婚单身母亲人数增加的一些原因包括家庭背景、性虐待、年龄、粗心的性行为和不使用避孕药具、个人偏好和认为的经济利益。有必要教育妇女如何防止性虐待,并对那些可能想进行性交但可能不准备结婚的妇女正确使用避孕药具。
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