Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:44:18 +0000 By Kalobwe Bwalya in Siavonga LOW levels of knowledge on sexual and reproductive health as well as use of correct contraceptive methods are the major contribution to the high number of teenage pregnancies in Zambia, SAFAIDS country representative Crispin Chomba has said. Mr Chomba said according to the statistics for adolescents in Zambia about 28 percent of teenage pregnancies was due to lack of condom use, while sexual violence was estimated at 40 percent among the school going adolescent girls. Speaking during the Public Social Accountability Monitor fundamental of social accountability monitoring national workshop for a consortium of civil society organisations in Siavonga, Mr Chomba said Zambia’s demographic and Health surveys revealed a high prevalence of sexual transmitted infections(STI) including HIV and AIDS, in the age group of 15 to 24, stating that about 12 percent of girls and 16ercent of boys experienced sexual intercourse before the age of […]
