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The Upper East Regional Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Mr Francis Takyi-Koranteng, has bemoaned the increasing rate of pregnancy among girls between the ages of 10 and 19 in the region.
The region is currently placed seventh on the table of regions with the highest number of pregnancy among teenagers in 2020, with 6,533 cases.
Mr Takyi-Koranteng said pregnancy among teenagers and school dropout figures for the first quarter of 2021 exceeded that of 2020 by 14.5 per cent, saying “this means a lot is wrong out there .
Mr Takyi-Koranteng made the revelation when he addressed a day s Review Meeting for 50 sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) advocates at Bolgatanga.
NYA Expresses Concern Over Rising Teenage Pregnancy In Upper East
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