Therefore, the issue of teenage pregnancy needs special attention. All countries, especially should work more seriously on its moral code that teenagers should wait until adulthood in order to start sexual relations with their partners. Teenagers needs guidance that their teenage life in this competitive world should be spent in learning, becoming fully civilized and not throwing themselves in sexuality, pregnancy and parenthood issues, which are too early for them to handle and manage.

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