Teen pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa
Posted May 9th, 2007 by Tara Murray in Fertility, Sub-Saharan AfricaAt the 19th annual World Congress on Fertility and Sterility in Durban, Nigerian professor of gynecology E. Oluwole Akande said sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies (The Star, South Africa). The reasons for this high rate include a lack of sex education, poor health care, and limited access to contraception and family planning for teenagers.
