5. Teenage
pregnancy.
Girl
children said that girls channel
their attention towards their
boyfriends when they their
families don not pay them
attention. This and peer
pressure, sometimes lead to
alcoholism and drug addiction
that oftentimes cause teenage
pregnancy.
6. Incidents of sexual abuse,
particularly rape, acts of
lasciviousness, voyeurism at
home and sexual harassment
in schools.
7. Child Labor. Due to poverty,
or lack of support from
parents they are pushed to
earn for themselves. This
deprives them with
opportunity to study.
15-17
old
years
8. Other examples mentioned by
girl
children
include
cyberbullying,
substance
.
abuse, smoking, and child
abuse (physical and verbal
abuse committed by family
members, teachers and other
adults)
9. Teenage Pregnancy. Girls
mentioned that the three
factors that lead to teenage
pregnancy
are
family
problems, peer pressure, and
pregnancy resulting from rape.
Girl children reported that
teenage pregnancy lead to
feelings of shame and low
self-esteem.
Ignorance and lack of parental
guidance were also cited as
causes of teenage pregnancy.
In some cases, girls undergo
abortion because family
members think it’s a disgrace
for girls in their family to
become pregnant at an early
age. Because of this, girls may
when their parents are
talking, and do not follow
what their parents say.
7. Alcoholism and gang
violence. Some girl
children resort to alcohol
and or gang violence to get
the attention of parents,
teachers or peers and
some to just derive
enjoyment out of doing it.
8. Teenage
Pregnancy.
Several of these children
say that teenage pregnancy
is the most prevalent issue
among them. They cite
lack of guidance from or
neglectful
parents,
rebelliousness,
financial
problem, and being “care
free”
and curious as
among the reasons.
9.
T eenage
pregnancy.
Many of these children also
cite early pregnancy as
their most prevalent issue.
Mostly this is due to
parents not being able to
fulfill
their
needs,
involvement in drug abuse
and sale, being out of
school, lack of financial
support or capability.
10. Out-of-school. Several of
girl
children
are
out-of-school
due
to
poverty and inability of
parents to support them.
11. Harassment.
Many of
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