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Teenage mothers match against early pregnancies in Mayuge, Iganga

Lucy Mary Athieno, the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) specialist with MIFUMI, says the number of teenage mothers in Busoga is overwhelming.

The mothers carried placards with messages against child marriage. Photos by Ritah Mukasa
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By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

According to the Ministry of Health, 25% of Ugandan teenagers become pregnant by the age of 19. 

Close to half are married before their 18th birthday and continue having babies into

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