the mother). Sometimes it is the mother who, through signs, will find out that her daughter is
pregnant unbeknown to her.
Table No. 45 The reactions of parents range from:
Anger, blame the child
41.0%
Decision to remove her from the house and move in with her partner
Decision to get her to abort
Acceptance of pregnancy by resignation
Acceptance of pregnancy for fear of suicide
Total
Source: UNICEF, Survey on the education of girls, Brazzaville, 2006.
18.5%
11.0%
8.5%
4.0%
100.0%
Table 46. The reactions of the immediate environment, school and neighbourhood friends are
many. They are mostly negative:
Disapproval, mockery
70.1%
Indifference, abandonment
7.5%
Tips for abortion.
9, 3%
Support, advice to keep pregnancy
13.1%
Total
Source: UNICEF, Survey on the education of girls, Brazzaville, 2006.
100.0%
There is no guarantee, of the partner’s enthusiastic and responsible acceptance either. These
reaction are expressed as follows:
Table No. 47: Reactions of partners at the announcement of pregnancy
Fear, denial of paternity, run away from the community
31.3%
Spontaneous acceptance
28.9%
Forced acceptance following threats or negotiations
32.8%
Advice to the daughter to abort
7.0%
Total
100.0%
Source: UNICEF, Survey on the education of girls, Brazzaville, 2006.
According to interviewed girl mothers, the first reaction of their mother was very negative,
but the aggressiveness rate remains the lowest at this level:
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