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7 hours agoShutting down schools, increasing the number of pregnant teens in this country
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Nongovernmental health - management organizations have said that worldwide isolation measures can increase the number of pregnant teens. In the remote northern town of Kenya, Lodyar, the number of pregnant teenagers among those who seek assistance from the organisation “International Rescue Committee” almost tripled from June to August of this [...]
In the remote northern town of Kenya, Lodyar, the number of pregnant teenagers among those seeking assistance from the organisation “International Rescue Committee” almost tripled from June to August of this year, compared to the same period last year.
At the nearby Kakuma refugee camp, the number of pregnant teenagers increased by 51 from March to August, compared to the 15 more pregnant figure for the same period last year, writes The Guardian.
Experts say that the number of pregnant teens may be higher because some of them may be avoiding a medical examination.
And we know that young girls who get pregnant don't get access to health services like adult women because of prejudice”, said Ademiola Olayide, representative of the Kenya Population Fund, which is a United Nations body.
He added that this fact makes adolescents more vulnerable to health complications and unsafe abortions.
Globally, pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of the death of girls between the ages of 15 and 19, according to the World Health Organization.
