Schools in the Western Cape have reduced pupil pregnancies by 25% in two years — and the education department says a key part of its strategy has involved targeting boys.Education MEC Debbie Schafer said on Thursday that pregnancy-prevention workshops for pupils between grades 5 and 11 had played a part in cutting pregnancies from 2‚880 in 2015 to 2‚148 in 2017.Topics discussed at the workshops included healthy relationships‚ sexting‚ how to avoid teen pregnancy and the importance of completing high school — as well as insights into the harsh realities of being a teen parent.The Cape Winelands district had launched a pregnancy-prevention programme targeted at boys‚ and wellness centres had been opened at two high schools with a high number of pregnancies."The centres are run at the schools to eradicate the stigma attached to teenagers visiting the local health clinics‚ something that usually prevents them from accessing healthcare and advice from these clinics‚" said Schafer. "It is...
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