Teenage pregnancy . Within over-crowded living conditions, children are exposed to adult sexual activity which is then normalised. . As stated previously, within a context of poverty girls have sex with older men in exchange for money. . The peer pressure to become sexually active amongst children is a contributing factor for teenage pregnancy. . Many children do not believe that they can contract a sexually transmitted disease or that a girl can become impregnated after having sex for the first time. This despite the sex education received at schools and health awareness programmes at health centres, in the media and in communities offered by NGOs. . Expired condoms at health centres in Mpumalanga were also noted as a major concern. This may have also contributed to unsafe sex for children at the time. . Children were in agreement that having sex at a young age was not advisable but that Government cannot be blamed for making contraception available. There are programmes such as Love life and information centres. Government is providing programmes but the choice is yours (children). . The myths about having sex as a child should be debunked e.g. lack of sex causes acne. . Parents are often reluctant to place girls on contraceptives because of the negative side effects this despite. . No support for young girls who are raped and become pregnant. Those girls are often discriminated against within the community. Because of stigma and lack of support, these teen mothers drop out of school.