Teen pregnancy and early marriages still plague Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: Teenage pregnancy and early marriage remain pressing issues in Sabah, due to societal pressure, poverty, lack of sex education and reproductive health knowledge, says state Community Development and People’s Well­being assistant minister Datuk Flovia Ng.

These issues, if not tackled, would continue the cycle of poverty and student attrition in Sabah, she said.

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