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Local September 1, 2016 | 8:04 am

Teen pregnancy rates cause for concern

Santo Domingo.- The high number of teenagepregnancies in the Dominican Republic is alarming, according to research byProfamilia. The organization’s education coordinator, psychologist Fernando de la Rosa, saysthat 20% of teenage girls who drop out of school have done so because they arepregnant.

Also, out of every 1000teenage girls in the country, 90 are pregnant, “a figure that puts ... Read more

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