DURATION
2015 — 2016
LOCALE
Districts of Colombo, Matara, Puttalam,Anuradhapura, Moneragala, Nuwara Eliya, Trincomalee and Kilinochchi (Sri Lanka)
DONOR
National Committee onWomen (NCW)- Ministry ofWomen and ChildAffairs, Sri Lanka
OBSERVATIONS/RESULTS
The study investigated the distribution of teenage mothers in the eight districts by ethnicity, religion, family background, and education level; the reasons leading to teenage pregnancy; assessed the knowledge and awareness on the issue of teenage pregnancies among the community; and identified programmes that are being conducted to minimize child marriage.
The study investigated the distribution of teenage mothers in the eight districts by ethnicity, religion, family background, and education level