reproductive health services for adolescents - Pathfinder International

Module 16/Unit 7
CONTENT
Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills
Training/Learning Methods
(Time Required)
status, which may encourage boys to
practice unprotected sex.
• Some boys refuse to take
responsibility for the pregnancy which
can contribute to hardship for the
mother and child and also can lead to
future remorse.
• Boys who become fathers lose
opportunities for education and future
economic advancement. Those who
marry leave school to support their
new families.
• Young fathers are often ill prepared
to raise a child, which may lead to
child rearing problems like child
abuse or neglect.
• Premature marriages are frequently
unstable and end in divorce.
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