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School Closure: NPC Raises Alarm Over Likely Spike In Teen Pregnancy

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The National Population Commission, NPC, has predicted that the continued closure of schools across Nigeria due to the COVID-19 pandemic might lead to an increase in teen pregnancy, abortions, and early school dropouts.
Speaking at the 2020 World Population Day held on Saturday July 10,2020,in Abuja, the Acting Executive Chairman of the NPC, Dr Tayo Oyetunji, said there has been a noticeable increase in gender-based violence ranging from rape to physical and emotional assaults on girls Healthforbes Media reporting.School Closure
“In the absence of schooling, more girls are likely to drop out of school and other consequences could include early marriage and high fertility, morbidity and maternal mortality, abortion and low self-esteem,” Dr Onyetunji said.
Recall that, recently, the Federal Government suspended the resumption of final year students in schools over fears of increased spread of Coronavirus. The event, with the theme: “Putting the Brakes on COVID-19: How to Safeguard the Health and Rights of Women and Girls Now,” was part of an international awareness campaign that is celebrated annually to beam global attention on the urgency and importance of population issues universally.
The NPC boss said the plight of girls and women has been worsened with limited access to health facilities due to lockdowns.
“COVID-19 did not make it easy for women to access and utilize reproductive health facilities, especially as the logistics of getting to health facilities were negatively impacted,” he said.
Dung Donald Malou Reporting.

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