By Elimu Assistant Team 
Causes of premarital sex among the youth in Kenya today
Identify the causes of premarital sex among the youth in Kenya today. (8 marks)
- There is erosion of traditional/Christian values/permissiveness
- Some youth lack guidance/counselling
- They are influenced by the mass media
- Influence of drug/substance abuse
- Negative peer influence/pressure
- Some youth lack life skills
- The desire to prove manhood/fertility
- Idleness/boredom/unemployment among the youth
- Poverty/desire for money /affluence
- Fear of being rejected/desire to maintain a relationship
- Some do it out of curiosity
- Availability of contraceptives.
- Poor role models
- Frustrations
