PUBLISHED : 11 Jan 2024 at 08:08
The problem of underage pregnancies can’t be ignored amid national efforts addressing declining fertility rates, an expert in education and child development has said.
“The government must be concerned about the quality of life of the children that are to be born,” said Sumate Noklang, a PhD Development Education Programme lecturer at the Graduate School of Srinakharinwirot University.
Mr Sumate led a research study in 2021-2022 among 400 individuals from a rural community in a Central Plains province who had the highest rate of underage adolescent mothers in the country.
The study aimed to develop a mechanism and community empowerment model to help fragile groups and provide a good quality of life…
