A study on adolescent pregnancies, conducted at the Medical College Hospital here, has found that child sex abuse is the major cause of pregnancy in the 15-18 age group.The study was conducted by Dr Khuraisha Beevi, assistant professor at the Prevention of Epidemic and Infective diseases section of the Medical College.
It is high time that we introduced sex education, not just for students but for parents too,?said Khuraisha Beevi.Her study on adolescent pregnant girls who were admitted to the MCH for termination of pregnancies reveal that 19.7 percent cases resulted from sex abuse by close relatives. This is seen more in broken families and families where the parents have a strained relationship,pointed out Khuraisha Beevi.
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