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Apac district council passes by-law to fight child marriage

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apac district council has passed a by-law to curb the rising cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriage in the district. The ordinance passed on Monday calls for punitive action against defilers and irresponsible parents. The law criminalizes presiding over any child marriage ceremony and …

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Agago district registers over 3,000 teenage pregnancies in one year

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, according to statistics from the District Health Department. A report released on Monday shows that 3,925 out of 19,503 expectant mothers who visited various health facilities for antennal care …

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Agago district records over 1,000 teenage pregnancies in 15 months

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has registered a total of 1,972 teenage pregnancies within a period of 15 months. Agago District Probation Office records show that people who visited different health centres to access antenatal services last year included 1,339 adolescent girls aged between 12 and 19. Another …

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Lack of sexuality education fuelling teenage pregnancy in Rakai

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of access to sexuality education has been blamed for the increasing number of teenage pregnancies in Rakai district. A survey by Reproductive Health Uganda found that 2,093 underage girls were impregnated during the lockdown period. Fortunate Kagumaho, the communications coordinator at Reproductive Health …

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Rise in cases of incest irks Lugbara cultural leaders

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lugbara cultural institution has raised concern about the high numbers of cases of incest registered during the lockdown. The cultural institution has registered 600 cases of teenage pregnancies in Arua, Terego, Maracha, Madi-Okollo and Yumbe since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ismael Tuku, the …

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Bushenyi registers 2,000 cases of teenage pregnancies in eighteen months

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 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 …

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Road contractors accused of impregnating girls in Soroti

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several girls have reportedly been impregnated by road contractors in Kamuda sub county, Soroti district. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has notified the road contractors together with support staff who worked in areas of Soroti, Kumi and Paliisa districts and had unprotected sex with girls …

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Otuke district to enroll teenage pregnant girls back at school

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Otuke district authorities have resolved that all teenage mothers report back to school after giving birth. The resolution follows a report by Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), a Non-governmental organization working in the district, which shows that 1,363 teenagers got pregnant between January …

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