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"Early pregnancy forces 6,000 girls out of schooling in Uganda every year. When he took up the post of headmaster at Kamurasi Primary School, Mr Ntairaho introduced a system of surprise pregna...ncy testing believing that it protects the girls from prostitution and 'defilement', and reduces the drop-out rate. We follow Christine, a final year student who fears she is pregnant, as she is put in for the test."
"Early pregnancy forces 6,000 girls out of schooling in Uganda every year. When he took up the post of headmaster at Kamurasi Primary School, Mr Ntairaho introduced a system of surprise pregna...ncy testing believing that it protects the girls from prostitution and 'defilement', and reduces the drop-out rate. We follow Christine, a final year student who fears she is pregnant, as she is put in for the test."
| Series: | African School |
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| Published: | 2005 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:27 |
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| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Narrator: | Sophie Okonedo |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | : http://www.open2.net/africanschool/ |
| Subject terms: | Education--Africa; Teaching--Africa |
| Production number: | JOUA385A |
| Videofinder number: | 7102 |
| Available to public: | no |
