To Investigate the Challenges of Teen Pregnancies among School Going Children in Kazomba Compound in Solwezi District, Zambia

Author(s): Prisca Chansa, Dr. Mugundharan and Dr. T Velmurugan

Abstract:

Adolescent pregnancy has long been a social, economic, and educational concern worldwide, in developed, developing, and underdeveloped countries. Studies on adolescent sexuality and pregnancy are very limited in Zambia. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the challenge of teenage pregnancy and its associated factors among schoolchildren attending schools in Kazomba Compound of Solwezi District, Zambia. Teenage pregnancy is one of the major challenges that many societies around the world are grappling with. Despite numerous efforts by the government and international and local agencies to eradicate teenage pregnancy, high rates of teenage pregnancy are still reported in schools. The Kazomba compound in Solwezi is not exempt from this unfortunate situation. Compared to the surrounding estates and villages of Solwezi, teenage pregnancies remain prevalent in the area (World Health Organization, 2018), of which 2 million girls are under the age of 15. Teenage pregnancy is one of the most serious. Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are today a global health and economic challenge. The Government of Zambia has developed a strategy to achieve four major objectives: increasing adolescent access to quality reproductive health services, raising awareness and knowledge on reproductive health issues, strengthening multispectral partnerships, and designing and implementing reproductive health programs for adolescents and young people.

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