Teen pregnancies have continued to stifle girl-child empowerment despite robust initiatives to address the crisis. A few weeks ago, the Nation reported about a 16-year-old girl who was rescued from a forced marriage in Kathangacini location in Tharaka North Sub-County. The stigma associated with becoming a teen mom worsens the crisis as families choose to keep the ‘embarrassing' issue hush-hush. The girls who become pregnant are vulnerable to mental anguish from self-blame and isolation from those who matter the most — family and peers.

https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/dn2/teen-pregnancy-picking-pieces-shattered-dreams-4366738

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