A chaste new set of social norms are being followed by people of Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, where touching and kissing are a definite "no-no". Yet aid workers and health professionals worry that under the surface the epidemic is giving rise to a darker trend -- spiraling teenage pregnancies and violence against women. The closures of schools, stadiums and entertainment venues coupled with a ban on public gatherings have left young people idle and disaffected, ...Wednesday 19 November 2014
Teenage Pregnancy and Violence in Ebola Times
A chaste new set of social norms are being followed by people of Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, where touching and kissing are a definite "no-no". Yet aid workers and health professionals worry that under the surface the epidemic is giving rise to a darker trend -- spiraling teenage pregnancies and violence against women. The closures of schools, stadiums and entertainment venues coupled with a ban on public gatherings have left young people idle and disaffected, ...
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