1 Apr 2021

Teenage pregnancy in Tonga addressed in a new report

From Checkpoint, 6:19 pm on 1 April 2021

A lack of sex education and men refusing to wear condoms is leading to unplanned teen pregnancies in Tonga.

That's the findings of a new report by the University of New South Wales.

As Sela Jane Hopgood reports, it found conservative attitudes are making it harder for Tongan women to speak about these issues.

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