5 girls arrested in Tanzania for getting pregnant.

Five teen girls have been arrested for getting pregnant in Tanzania. Their  arrest came after an order was issued by District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba in a crackdown aimed at ending teenage pregnancy in this East African nation.

According to a UNFPA report, a sixth of Tanzania's female population between the ages of 15 and 19 gets pregnant.

One young woman has spoken out about how girls are lured into relationships with small gifts and fall pregnant because there is a lack of awareness and education.

In rural areas especially, young girls fall pregnant due to a lack of information on reproductive health, the teaching of which is often stigmatised.