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Upper East and Volta Regions lead in teenage pregnancies

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  • Tahiru @ Dansoman 7 years ago

    So people still listen to this so-called regional director dr. Kofi issah after an investigative journalist exposed him. Where is the official car they found at his house?

  • BECCA 7 years ago

    NANA respectful president my ass!
    ever since Akufo Addo became president of Ghana, women are no more safe! vagina assault in kumasi, raping children, teenage pregnancy, and raping own young daughters , seizing private vehic ...
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  • AMEVOR 7 years ago

    O Ewe men!!! Why do you like impregnating teenage girls? Don't you have adult women in Eweland? You are destroying your teenage girls. Please, allow them to grow. It is time to prosecute the Ewe men who impregnate any teen gi ...
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  • Tasicall 7 years ago

    Did you read that it was Ewe men who made the teenagers and adolescents pregnant? The Volta region is peopled by non Ewe men as well.

  • Cynthia Boateng 7 years ago

    Is this not the same regional director starrfmonline investigative journalist exposed? How sure are we that the figures he is talking about here again are not lies?

  • Tasicall 7 years ago

    The figures are confusing. Upper East region came first with 5587 pregnancies and Volta region came second with 10296 pregnancies?
    Is teenage pregnancy the same as adolescent pregnancy?
    Whatever the solution to the problem ...
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  • Bariham Iddrisu 7 years ago

    It's good this revelation is coming up now. However, the study did not indicate the number of these teenage girls who are in school so that support could be given them to enable them to stay in school to learn for a brighter ...
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  • Yaweh 7 years ago

    It makes the men screw anything in skirt!

  • Joey Boy 7 years ago

    What is the big deal about this news item?After all, the laws of the land permit girls to be married at age 16, so if a girl at 16, 17, 18, or 19 is married and is pregnant what is the news? Moreover, the Upper East region ha ...
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  • Uncle Sam 7 years ago

    I hope there is something missing here which needs to be corrected.Check ur figures well.The upper east is about 5 thousand and some coins n the volta region is about 10 thousand and some coins. why then upper east taking the ...
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  • Edem Peki 7 years ago

    Cnt fink far bro...I need de coins...

  • Malinmanga 7 years ago

    Upper east first with 5,598 and Volta region second with 10,296. I don't get it. Please come again.

  • KING-KONG !! 7 years ago

    These two Regions are t'e dogs and bitches of Ghana !

  • PAULSON 7 years ago

    What at all is happening? Does it mean articles meant for publication are no longer edited? Let's get serious.

  • kofi 7 years ago

    Hw can upper east be de highest wit five thousand n so. Something whiles Volta is de second wit abt ten thousand

  • Me 7 years ago

    From all indications, It is clear that this reporter FAILED mathematics and had a pass in English

  • Atiah 7 years ago

    Its percentage as against the total population of the region. Please go find your statistics teacher.

  • ayaricough 7 years ago

    Trokosi to blame,

  • tetteh-tsu tema 7 years ago

    O initially did nor want to comment but u know when a woman speaks with no integrity like Becca it hurts because women are known to be soft spoken and also sensible dealing with issues even if it is beyond them. Iit hurts a l ...
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