KABALE DISTRICT AUTHORITIES ATTRIBUTE INCREASED CASES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY TO POVERTY

By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale

Kabale District health officer have attributed the high cases of teenage pregnancies in the district to poverty among girls.    

Statistics from the Human Rights Focus indicate that 5000 young girls were impregnated in Kabale district since the COVID-19 lockdown in January up to mid-August 2020.  

But authorities and parents in Kabale have blamed the high numbers in the district on poverty that hit the area due to the COVID-19 lockdown leading to increasing cases of domestic violence.

The Kabale district vice chairperson Bridgette Asinga pointed out that many parents have become too arrogant on their children for fears of responsibilities, something which has forced many young girls to run after men and ended up getting pregnant. 

The Police Annual Crime Report of 2019 presented in April this year indicates that 13,693 cases of domestic violence were reported.