Pregnant schoolgirls weigh up several factors when deciding whether to stay in school throughout and after their pregnancies.
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Instead of asking, ‘How can teenage pregnancies be prevented?’, the following question should be posed: ‘How can reproductive injustices in relation to young women be reduced?
South Africa recorded an increased number of teenage pregnancies during COVID-19.
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An increase in the adolescent pregnancy rate strongly suggests challenges with accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare services for this vulnerable age group.
Zimbabwe’s amended education act seeks to protect, respect and fulfil the right to education for all children.
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Over 60% of girls in Ethiopia are married by the age of 18. Many don’t have support in negotiating with their husbands and families to take control of their own fertility.
Tanzania’s government must focus on the drivers of teenage pregnancy, which are entirely overlooked in current punitive policies, instead of expelling and arresting schoolgirls.
Teenage girls who fall pregnant in Zambia are often mocked and feel isolated.
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At a time when a new national school curriculum is starting its pilot phase in Kenya, a study shows the massive gaps in sexuality education programmes.
The programs aim to influence teens to think seriously about contraception and the consequences of their sexual choices.
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Electronic baby simulators given to schoolgirls as part of a sex education program may make teenage girls more, not less, likely to become pregnant, a new Australian study has found.
The narrative around sexuality education is one of disease, danger and risk.
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The messages that adolescents receive from sexuality education classes are frequently negative. It’s time for the curriculum to become more empowering for learners and teachers.
Young people living in urban slums are at significant risk for early unplanned pregnancies.
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Teenage pregnancy is a massive problem in Kenya. But for this to change, young women need access to information and education rather than moral lectures.