Brunei’s Teenage Pregnancies Worsen

Bandar Seri Begawan – Teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and tobacco related problems are the core issues affecting Brunei’s young women.

The disclosure was made by Dr Hajah Roselina Dato Paduka Haji Yaakub, Acting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Specialist at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital, yesterday.

She said some 354 teenage deliveries were recorded last year at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital but majority of the patients did not bother to attend antenatal care.

This situation demonstrated that Brunei community needed to further increase its awareness of adolescent health problems in order to render appropriate health services to teenagers.

Speaking at a regional workshop on social issues affecting young women, she said that adolescence, the transition period from childhood to adulthood, is a critical time of rapid physical, intellectual, psychosocial and ethical development of young people.

Meanwhile, a 1998 statistics carried out by the national nutritional survey revealed that some 5.3 percent of the country's female population are smokers. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei.

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