Luv Fm Sanitary Pad Initiative contributes to drop in incidence of teenage pregnancy in Amansie Central - Adomonline.com

The incidence of teenage pregnancy in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti region has seen a significant decline from 503 cases, representing 19.6% in 2022 to 446 representing 17.8%, in 2023.

The incidence of teenage pregnancy has been established as correlating with menstrual poverty, lack of education, and the absence of sensitization for abstinence and protection.

According to the Amansie Central District Director of Education, Nana Pokuaa Amoako, the high poverty rate in the district drives teenage girls to trade sex for money

Last year, the team’s CSR train landed at Jacobu, the district capital of the Amansie Central, where 2,400 packs of disposable pads, and 156 packs of reusable pads were distributed to selected schools in the district.

“After putting data together, we realized Amansie Central leads in teenage pregnancy, so we decided to visit the district to educate and donate some pads

Speaking to the data and the reduction in the incidence, District Public Health Nurse, Adwoa Oforiwaa Boateng, said the reduction is partly attributable to the gesture of LUV FM and activities to mark the maiden celebration of menstrual hygiene day celebration in the district.

Other engagements included public sensitization efforts, set of adolescent and girls’ clubs in schools, health education sessions within some communities in the district, and stakeholders’ engagement meetings with the district assembly and chiefs within some communities to get their collective efforts to combat the menace.