Kalangala leaders vow fight against rising teenage pregnancies

Early marriage and poverty are some of the many causes of teenage pregnancy.

According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics (2018), almost a quarter of Ugandan women have given birth by the age of 18

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Leaders in Kalangala district have pledged to ramp up efforts against teenage pregnancies by taking the fight to their churches, as well as political and

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Kalangala leaders vow fight against rising teenage pregnancies

Early marriage and poverty are some of the many causes of teenage pregnancy.

According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics (2018), almost a quarter of Ugandan women have given birth by the age of 18

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