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ABSTRACT

This descriptive survey-research study investigated the prevalence of extra- marital relationship as expressed by married women Akwa Ibom State. The term “kop no mi” which means “gree for me” (VL) buttress how resident of Uyo Metropolis perceive sexual misconduct even as married couples. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The simple random sampling technique was used for selecting 448 married female teachers across the 12 purposively selected secondary schools as participants. The instrument designed for the study is Prevalence of Extra-marital Relationship Questionnaire (PEMRQ), administered to the selected respondents for the collection of relevant and meaningful data. T-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical methods were used to test the 4 null hypotheses generated for the study. The findings showed that there were no significant differences in the expression of respondents irrespective of variables being considered like age (0.67<3.00), family types (0.28<1.96), marital situation (0.20<2.60) and religious affiliation (0.12<3.00). Based on the findings, the researchers recommended the need for the establishment of more counselling units or clinics where couples could receive appropriate counselling on marital problems like extra-marital relationship which has become prevalent.