Uganda, May 6 -- A total of 2,476 girls under the age of 15 have attended their first antenatal care (ANC) visit from various health facilities across the country in the last 12 months, this publication has established.

According to data from the Uganda Health Information System, an additional 1,755 girls in the same age bracket delivered in different facilities scattered across Uganda.

Teenage pregnancy can result in health complications during pregnancy and childbirth, and it increases the likelihood of poverty and limited opportunities later in life.

The data reveals that 52 of the girls who became pregnant in the last 12 months were from Lango sub-region. Oyam District in northern Uganda has 10 cases of teenage pregnancies, followe...