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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Kasenengwa District has recorded over 800 teen pregnancies from January to June this year. A total of 817 teenage pregnancies where recorded in the last six months out of which 38 were aged between 10 and 14 while 779 were aged between 15 and 19 years, respectively.<\/p>\n

Authority in the area is unsettled with the status qua which compared to last year , 654 teenage pregnancies were recorded during same period last year.<\/p>\n

District Commissioner Rachael Phiri who confirmed this has since called for stakeholders\u2019 collaboration in addressing the trend that is affecting the adolescent\u2019s wellbeing and future.<\/p>\n

Ms Phiri was speaking yesterday during the adolescents\u2019 sexual and reproductive health rights technical working group meeting. Ms Phiri said sensitisation on the dangers of early sex and drug abuse among others have been intensified and targeted at specific areas.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019To reduce early marriages, teen pregnancies, early sex, substance abuse and most of the attributes affecting the adolescents, 10 hot spot areas in the district on adolescent pregnancies have been identified and sensitisation on the dangers of the same have been intensified,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

Adolescents\u2019 reproductive health services are cardinal as they affect a crucial transition period of puberty which is when young people are influenced by biological changes. And Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni people said he will continue fighting against early marriages and teen pregnancies.<\/p>\n

The traditional leader disclosed that his chiefdom only recorded 15 cases of teenage pregnancies and managed to dissolve seven child marriages from January to June this year.<\/p>\n

He said outreach programmes on the dangers of teen pregnancies and early marriages have been intensified as his target is to record zero cases. Chief Madzimawe pointed out that the ban to initiate young girls into housewives traditionally called as \u201c Chinamwali \u201c is still in effect.<\/p>\n

Chinamwali is a traditional practice where girls who have come of age are quarantined and initiated by Aphungu (elderly women) on personal hygiene issues and the bedroom dance to satisfy men.<\/p>\n

He added that the ban has contributed greatly to the reduction of teen pregnancies and child marriages in his chiefdom. \u2018\u2019I will not relent in the fight against teen pregnancies and early marriages as my target is to record zero cases in the chiefdom.<\/p>\n

\u201c The chiefdom only recorded 15 cases of teen pregnancies and seven child marriages were dissolved in the first and second quarter of 2022,\u2019\u2019 Chief Madzimawe said. He said he will soon hold a youth indaba in his chiefdom where various issues affecting the young people will be discussed.<\/p>\n

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