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Nine teenage mothers would have pbaded the examination of this year 's basic education certificate in the Asante Akim North District of Ashanti Region.
Eight out of 1,216 applicants are also pregnant in four examination centers in the region.
According to reports from Myjoyonline.com, the majority of teenage mothers come from Afram Plains schools.
Education authorities predict that figures could be higher in the 53 primary schools comprising 41 public and 12 private schools in the region.
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However, 10 candidates failed to sit for exams, at least on the first day, at the four centers – Oweriman, Collins and Agogo State High High Centers.
Ernest Kwadwo Afari, district director for education, is concerned about the trend of early pregnancy in the region despite better access to education.
"This year, the number has skyrocketed, and we did not have those high numbers last year, especially teenage mothers, because you know that the early stages of pregnancy are hard to detect." "What we see here means we are losing the fight against teenage pregnancy," he said.
He attributed the lack of parental control to early pregnancies in the area.
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