Bushenyi District has registered up to 2,103 cases of teenage pregnancies within eighteen months. According to statistics from the district Probation office, the cases were registered between January 2020 and June 2021 after the first lockdown was announced by President Museveni following the outbreak of COVID-19. The statistics were obtained from various health facilities where…
Kyaggwe county leaders are concerned about the increasing number of pregnancies and deliveries involving school-age going children due to the prolonged school closure. At least 127 out of the 1000 girls under the Kyaggwe county (Ssaza) bursary scheme have conceived in the lockdown. Some of the children have given birth to healthy babies while others…
Parents and guardians in Acholi region are responsible for the high number of teenage pregnancies, according to a section of cultural leaders in the region. They particularly accuse parents and guardians of failure to monitor their children’s lifestyles. Cases of teenage pregnancies have skyrocketed in the region ever since the government closed educational institutions as…
Like a how glowing flower is attracted by bees, so are our adolescents faced with hormonal changes at their time. This publication provides an insight of what they should expect from their bodies and how to go about it.