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Nilotic teenagers likely to get repeat pregnancies HEALTH & SCIENCE Teenagers, who did not profess any religious faith are more likely to get pregnant. [Courtesy] Adolescents from Nilotic regions are more likely to experience repeat teenage pregnancies compared to Bantus, according to a study whose results were released yesterday. The study, by the University of Nairobi in collaboration with UN Women, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the State Department for Gender (SDfG), and the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), indicates Nyanza leads in the number of adolescents, who have had more than one child. Teenagers, who did not profess any religious faith are more likely to get pregnant, while those of the Muslim faith had the least cases of repeat teenage pregnancies, according to the study titled: Women’s Empowerment, Health and Gender-Based Violence for Gender Equality Policies.

Nairobi areaStephen kiamaAnna mutavatiDepartment for gender sdfKenya national bureau of statisticsEquality commissionUniversity of nairobiKenya national bureauState departmentNational genderGender based violenceGender equalityProf stephen kiamaநைரோபி பரப்பளவுஸ்டீபன் கியாமாகேந்ய தேசிய பணியகம் ஆஃப் புள்ளிவிவரங்கள்