Kasese teenage pregnancy burden attracts stakeholder engagement

For the case of Kasese district alone, Mubuke said in July 2020, they conducted a household survey whereby 48% of the girls aged 10-19 years in eight high burdened sub-counties of Kasese district including Bwesumbu, Maliba, Munkunyu and Kyarumba were pregnant or had given birth.

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Kevin Mubuke, the head of child protection and child rights, saying that 48% of teenagers are pregnant in Kasese (Credit: Samuel Amanyire)
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Kasese district ranks top in Rwenzori region in teenage pregnancy cases. The district is reportedly the third in the country, something that has resulted into the soaring figures

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