Availability of Information Communication Technology Resources and Management of Teenage Pregnancy in Public Day Secondary Schools in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya

Despite the crucial role that school managements play, there has not been much effort put into improving the effectiveness of service delivery for a very long time. ICT integration for the effective administration and management has received little to no focus in Kenya’s public learning institutions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the availability of ICT resources on management of teenage pregnancy in public day secondary schools in Trans-Nzoia
County. The expost facto research design was used. The target population was 233 Principals, 2462 teachers and 1890 student leaders from public day secondary schools. Purposive sampling was used to select 23 Principals from the five sub counties while simple random sampling procedure was used to select 246 teachers and 189 students for the study. Data was collected using questionnaires and focused group discussion. Data analysis was done using percentages, means, standard deviations, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results of this study showed that ICT resources and personnel, when available and properly utilized, play a significant role in supporting teenage pregnancy prevention and management efforts within schools. The study found out that management of teenage pregnancy are affected strongly by availability of ICT resources as well as its accessibility. This may involve creating ICT hubs, subsidizing data access or using mobile friendly platforms to deliver reproductive health content.