KZN is the province with the highest number of teenage pregnancies. The shocking statistics prompted the KZN Department of Social Development and Health, traditional leaders along with child protection agencies and police to take action. | WitnessKZN
The province recorded 18 550 Teenagers say condoms are too expensive and not always easy to come by.
Of these, 12 671 births were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 10 833 in Gauteng, 13 129 in Limpopo and 7 211 in the Western Cape. They said top of the agenda of the roundtable discussions was trying to find solutions to the high number of teenage pregnancies in the province. "My boyfriend's mother is a nurse. She's got five sons and knows they are active, so she provides the condoms for safety.Supplied"Personally, I think condoms are very expensive, which is why I'm grateful that there are some free ones at public toilets and clinics," she said.
"I also feel that sex talks must be compulsory at school. I feel like we don't know about it but we want to be 'cool'," she said.
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