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    Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Family Stability in Bubaare Sub County, Rubanda District
    (Uganda Christian University, 2025-08-06) Noreen Akatukunda
    The study assessed the impact of teenage pregnancy on family stability in Bubaare Sub-County, Rubanda District. The objectives of the study were; to investigate the causes of teenage pregnancy among teenagers in Bubaare Sub-County, to assess the effects of teenage pregnancy on family stability in Bubaare Sub-County and to identify coping strategies families use to deal with the challenges posed by teenage pregnancy in Bubaare Sub-County. A qualitative research approach was used and data was collected using interviews and questionnaires. The study findings on causes of teenage pregnancy among teenagers in Bubaare Sub-County were; peer pressure contributes to teenage pregnancy, lack of sex education leads to teenage pregnancy, poverty drives many teens into early sexual activity. The study findings on effects of teenage pregnancy on family stability in Bubaare Sub-County were; teenage pregnancy increases economic burden on families, teenage pregnancy leads to school dropout. The study findings on coping strategies families use to deal with the challenges posed by teenage pregnancy in Bubaare Sub-County were; families seek counseling services to handle teenage pregnancies. The study recommended that policymakers should develop and implement comprehensive sexuality education policies that are age-appropriate and culturally sensitive to address the root causes of teenage pregnancy. In conclusion, the study revealed that teenage pregnancy significantly affects family stability in Bubaare Sub-County, Rubanda District through increased economic burdens, emotional stress, school dropout, family conflicts, and reputational damage. The findings highlighted key contributing factors such as peer pressure, poverty, lack of sex education, broken family structures, and media influence. In response, families employ coping strategies including seeking counseling, involving ix religious leaders, relying on extended family support, prioritizing education for the teenage mother, and, in some cases, resorting to early marriages.