Nana Osarfo Nintin XVIII, chief of Gomoa Akoti in the Central Region\u00a0has revealed his dislike for sex education in schools in his area.<\/p>\n
According to the chief, sex education only makes children more interested\u00a0and curious about sex.<\/p>\n
Teenage pregnancy is high among teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19-years. The Central Region has been recording the highest number of\u00a0teenage pregnancy\u00a0since 1993.<\/p>\n
Residents and healthcare experts in the area blame the lack of sex education and poverty among others for the increase in teenage pregnancy in Akoti.<\/p>\n
However, Osarfo Nintin disagrees.<\/p>\n
”I am worried about sex education; if they get the education, they will only become worse off. If you teach them you increase their curiousity…,” he told Roberta Abbeyquaye, a citizen jounarlist in her documantary on teenage preganancy.<\/p>\n
He explained that when the child\/teenager is ignorant about \u00a0sex education, they will not be tempted to try it.<\/p>\n
Nana Osarfo Nintin noted that the best education parents can give to their young adults is to raise and train them not to become a burden\u00a0on society.<\/p>\n
He made this revelation in a documentary by Roberta Abbey Quaye on the rise of teenage pregnancy in the Gomoa Akoti area.<\/p>\n
”In my view the sex education exposes them [teenagers] more to sex,” he reiterated.<\/p>\n
Teenage pregnancy figures for the past four years have not seen much of a significant reduction. The figures are even more frightening in rural communities, questioning the future of most teenage girls in the country.<\/p>\n
Below is a ”Hold my hand documentary”\u00a0 on Teenage Pregnancy and it consequences in a small village called Gomoa Akoti in the central region put together by Roberta Abbeyquaye and sponsored by Star Ghana.<\/strong><\/p>\n