Traditional rulers in Cross River State are leading a new effort to stop gender-based violence (GBV) and teenage pregnancy.
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Kaduna State Government says it will integrate the initiatives of the Society for Family Health (SFH) to reverse the negative health indices and harness demographic dividends.
The Adolescent Desk Officer, Osun Primary Health Care Board, Mrs Roseline Akinlabi says that child marriage and peer pressure are some factors responsible for increase in teenage pregnancy in the country.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says teenage pregnancy reflects enduring “fundamental inequalities” in society, with serious physical and psychological repercussions for girls and young women.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new guideline aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancy and its significant related health complications.
The Challenged Parenthood Initiative (CPI), an NGO, has expressed concern over the spate of teenage pregnancy in Kogi.
Approximately 15 per cent of young Nigerian women aged 15-19 have experienced pregnancy, according to the latest Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2023-24.