Rise in child pregnancy cases has Rwandan parents, leaders worried
Students at a public function. Teenage pregnancy has been described as a major challenge to Rwanda whose numbers are increasing, especially in the rural areas. PHOTO | DANIEL S NTWALI |
Rising numbers of early childhood pregnancies in rural areas of Rwanda have parents and local leaders are worried that this may increase the self-sustenance burden the households bear.
A mother in Buruhikiro Sector of Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, said there is a trend of young women getting pregnant and abandoning their infants.
