934 girls aged 10 to 14 fell pregnant and gave birth while South Africa experienced the first outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. teens pregnancy covid19
Johannesburg - Girls aged 10 to 14 fell pregnant and gave birth while South Africa experienced the first outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. The trend of reported underage pregnancies and deliveries continued until March this year.
“There are no statistics collected specifically on statutory rape by the Department of Health. The cases are reported to SAPS and arrests remain their mandate,” Mokgethi said. “It poses a health risk to both mother and child, and it also has social consequences such as continuing the cycle of poverty and early school dropout,’ she said.
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