A total of 615 teenage pregnancies were recorded between January and December last year.<\/p>\n

Their records indicate, most of them were aged between 10-19 and from very deprived homes.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kwaku Bio, the Wenchi Municipal Director of Health of the Ghana Health Service has disclosed.<\/p>\n

The municipality also recorded 572 cases of teenage pregnancies in 2019 while 580 cases of teenage pregnancies were recorded in the year ended 2018 , in 2017, and 2016 ,577 and 498 cases of teenage pregnancies have been recorded respectively he explained.<\/p>\n

Mr Kwaku Bio disclosed this during the 2020 Wenchi Municipal Health Annual Performance Review held in Wenchi Municipal Assembly Hall on Thursday February 18,2021.<\/p>\n

Mr Kwaku Bio called for the collaborative efforts of stakeholders for drastic reduction and eventual prevention of such unfortunate situation.<\/p>\n

The Wenchi Municipal Health Director, attributes the high rate of teenage pregnancies within the Municipality as “irresponsible parenting” and lack of communication between parents and children.<\/p>\n

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