Teenage Pregnancy Prevention

Pregnancy and Birth are significant contributors to high school drop out rates among girls. The impact of teenage pregnancy prevention programs and  sexuality education,  helps to reduce sexual activity and increase use of contraceptives, red uce STIs¹, and reduce teenage pregnancy. It also helps to ensure teenagers and childrens to think about what is right and safe for them, how to avoid cercion, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and early unintented pregnancies.

Adolescent mothers and their offspring are a high risk group both physically and emotionally. Proverty, Malnutrition, complications of pregnancy, emotional problems such as depression, drug and alcohol use, are all risks for the mothe Children are also at greater risks for physical, cognitive and emotional problems.