Uganda’s increasing rate of teenage pregnancy and other negative SRHR indicators as highlighted above are situated in a predominantly young population with more than half of the population (55 percent) aged below 18 years (UBOS, 2014). This young population presents a great opportunity for development if appropriate investments are made particularly in education, health and protection of young people. Conversely, if the appropriate investments are not made, young people are left in vulnerable situations affecting their health, well-being, curtailing fulfillment of their potential to contribute to overall development as explained in the next section. 
Teenage