DHS in the News
| Body: | John Agaba "...According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, one in four girls aged 15 to 19 is pregnant or has had a child. "Each pregnancy poses great risks to a girl. It endangers her health. It takes psychological toll on her. Very often it forces her to leave school," she said. Statistics further show that 50% of married women and those in union get married before their 18th birthday..." |
| Abstract: | NEW VISION (Kampala, Uganda) "...According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, one in four girls aged 15 to 19 is pregnant or has had a child. "Each pregnancy poses great risks to a girl. It endangers her health. It takes psychological toll on her. Very often it forces her to leave school," she said. Statistics further show that 50% of married women and those in union get married before their 18th birthday..." |
| URL to article: | http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1428133/gov-commits-stop-child-marriages |