Over 3,000 basic school girls impregnated - Study

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A study conducted by a civil society organisation - Social Initiative for Literacy and Development Programme (SILDEP) - in 60 basic schools in the Upper East Region has revealed that 3,473 school-girls in the region became pregnant during the 2015/2016 academic year.


They were made up of 3,412 girls between the ages of 15 and 19, and 61 others below 14 years.

Mr Luri said what was even more worrying was the discovery that some basic school girls, particularly in Tumu, the capital of Sissala East District, had formed prostitution gangs that patronised nightclubs and other popular adult joints.

While indicating that circumstances of culture, attitude, poverty, information gap and illiteracy were major factors responsible for the situation, he added that; “Tackling gender-based violence is a strategic way to advance women’s rights and empowerment in several areas, ranging from health, education, work, freedom from violence and participation in public life.”

 The Development Coordinator, Plan Ghana for the Sissala East and Sissala West districts, Mr Edmund Alofei, said the organisation was focusing on the girl child through structured programmes intended to empower and protect girls.

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