working in the private sector; 24 parents or guardians work in the informal sector or are small vendors. Most of their wives also work in the same sector; 14 are without occupation or unemployed; 12 died and 18 are female heads of household or retired. Early pregnancy affects all socio-professional groups. But we can note an overrepresentation of households whose head is unemployed, retired or informal workers (almost 54% of households). Among them, 18 live in modern housing of good standing and 32 in decent housing with water and electricity. Other (50%) live in non-decent homes. They live in large families (53 households of 5 to 9 people and 37 households of 10 or more), i.e. 88 of households. Discipline might be slightly loose but the causal relationship remains to be established. In addition, even the pious families are not spared. Almost all of the heads of households (96%) belongs to a Christian religion: 34 Parents are devout Christians, 36 are mildly religious (Sunday), 32 are not religious. Among young girl mothers, 26 are devout Christians, 31 are mildly religious and 45 are not religious. Fear of sin and regular practice of religion are not enough to protect early pregnancy. Despite the existence and use of a dense network of counsellors and advisers (mothers, sisters, other relatives, friends from school, friends in the neighbourhood, etc.) and a good atmosphere in the family attested by 60% of interviewees girl mothers, teenage pregnancy which still occurs everywhere and unexpectedly must have specific causes related to the management of puberty and personal sexuality and the role of friends and people in the neighbourhood who are expected to protect the young girl. 2- Situations of deprivation and exposure to early pregnancy or social exclusion 2-1 Lack of adequate information Young girl mothers recognise not having knowledge or control over sexuality, puberty, the menstrual cycle, contraceptive methods and pregnancy. It is not surprising that concerning the circumstances of the occurrence of the pregnancy, forgetfulness and ignorance of the cycle and forced intercourse affect 79.4% of girls. Consensual sexual intercourse does not prevent the ignorance of the cycle. Ignorance is predominant at all ages even when at 15, 16 and 17 years one already knows about periods. Table 38 Circumstances of pregnancy onset by age of first sexual intercourse Circumstances 10- 11 years 12 – 13 years 14 – 15 years 16 - 17 years Total 15 3 25 10 46 Forgot about the cycle 1 6 Ignorance 5 12 Forced intercourse - 2 5 3 10 1 8 11 1 21 7 28 50 17 102 19 Consensual All 117