/ 14 July 2024

Risky behaviour and coercion are driving the teen pregnancy crisis in rural South Africa

Neither the basic education minister nor the provincial education department was ideally suited to adopt a pregnancy policy for a particular public school.
In most cases, older men are coercing girls into having sex with them in exchange for material favours. These encounters are often unplanned, which means condoms or contraceptives are generally not used. File photo

According to the 2022-23 District Health Barometer, there has been a 6.1% increase in the number of deliveries by girls and women aged 10 to 19, over the past five years

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