The government has cited gaps in the adolescent sexuality education and access to contraceptives for the upsurge in teenage pregnancies. This was said by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who is also the Health Minister when he appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Child Care. Chiwenga
The current economic situation in the country has affected the general populace across all facets of life and young rural girls have not been spared either. The ever spiralling prices of basic commodities has also seen young rural girls face a number of challenges in as
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Zimbabwe has cited the confusion around the legal age of consent for sex, marriage and access to health services saying it leaves adolescent girls more vulnerable to unwanted pregnancies and HIV infection. The report titled, Lost without knowledge: Barriers to sexual and
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