A league of civil society organisations has revealed plans to launch family planning methods in efforts to reduce high rate of unwanted pregnancies among teenagers and secure their future.
Up to seven in every 10 women, who died from pregnancy related complications were teenagers below age 18, latest research shows.
At a media roundtable in Abuja, the chairman of the Association of the Advancement of Family Planning, Dr Ejike Oji, described teenage pregnancy as an important public health problem that called for concern.
He said there was the need for teenagers to know how to guard against unwanted circumstances, such as unwanted pregnancy to secure their future.
“Most parents live in denial. They believe that their teenagers are not sexually active. It’s important to recommend family planning for teenagers, who are sexually active and to make them know the implications of sexual intercourse.
“It’s sad though the rate of family planning has increased; the rate of abortion is still on increase.
“So, we have to start educating them on time to have the knowledge of family planning so that when they find themselves in such situations they will be able to prevent unwanted pregnancies,” he said.
