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This poll has completed. It ran from Oct. 14, 2022, 3:25 p.m. through Oct. 27, 2022, 10:29 p.m.
WA SC 1.9 | In your community, what do you think is the main cause for girls between 13 and 19 to get pregnant?
Background
Teenage pregnancy is defined as pregnancies occurring between thirteen and nineteen years of age. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS (2018), almost a quarter (one in four) of Ugandan women has given birth by the age of 18. Especially after the covid pandemic, teenage pregnancies were increasing. Over the past 2 years, statistics found 32.000 teenagers getting pregnant every month!
To find out what we know of teenage pregnancy we would like to consult listeners on what they think is causing so many teenage pregnancies. This is why we would like to ask you:
To find out what we know of teenage pregnancy we would like to consult listeners on what they think is causing so many teenage pregnancies. This is why we would like to ask you:
Question:
In your community, what do you think is the main cause for girls between 13 and 19 to get pregnant?
A. Young people practicing unsafe sex and accidentally getting pregnant
B. Forced sex (rape, defilement, incest)
C. Planned pregnancy through child marriage
D. A boy and girl who decide to have a baby
Instructions:B. Forced sex (rape, defilement, incest)
C. Planned pregnancy through child marriage
D. A boy and girl who decide to have a baby