The Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District has expressed concern about the rising rate of adolescent pregnancy in the area.
According to the district, the situation is so concerning that children aged thirteen to fifteen are being targeted.
In her address to the Chiefs and People of Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District, Mrs. Florence Adjei, the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District Public Health Nurse, stated that those responsible for Teenage Pregnancies are drivers and Pragya riders.
“Most of the children who engaged in premarital sex and, by extension, teenage pregnancy are between the ages of twelve and fourteen and are primarily in Upper Primary in various Basic Schools throughout the Central Region. In the Central Region, Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District leads the increase in Teenage Pregnancy in 2022.”
According to the report, the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District has 576 teen pregnancies, accounting for 6.7 percent.
There was a slight difference between 2020 and 2021, according to.
The report, Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District recorded 684 Teenage Pregnancies in 2020, accounting for 18%, and 537 in 2021, accounting for 6.7%, indicating an alarming situation.
The Queen Mother of Breman, Nwomaso Nana Asantewaa IV, also stated that she will work with all Queen mothers in the Breman Asikuma Traditional Area to educate teenagers on the importance of avoiding earlier sex, which can lead to teenage pregnancy.
She believes that parents should stop requesting money from their unemployed teenagers.
“How can parents ask for money from their twelve-year-old class six student, and where will she get the money?” she wondered.
Odefour Amoakwa Boadu VIII, the Mount Chief of Breman Asikuma Traditional Area and President of the Central Regional House of Chiefs, also hinted that he is ashamed to hear the Teenage Pregnancy report in the Region.
He urged all Queen Mothers in the Breman Asikuma Traditional Area to do everything they could to educate the public about teen pregnancy and help reduce it.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
