Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 parents with young girls, face a lot of criticism if they approve of their child being in a relationship before marriage and quite often this goes to the extent that the families are labeled by the rest of the community. In contrast, boys are given more leniency as people believed that their actions or decisions usually do not affect how the family is perceived within the community. Hence parents are often more accepting of their son being in a relationship while they disapprove their daughters for the same. It is clear from the responses from the participants that even though most parents disapprove of their children being in relationships, this opinion is most often given little consideration by the children. Furthermore, most noted that the disapproval often acts as a motivator to rebel. It was found that a majority of the respondents were of the opinion that marriage at a young age was not favorable. Knowledge of possible complications that may arise when girls get pregnant at a younger age, the risk of miscarriage and the other health related issues were quoted by these participants to justify their opinion. Most participants, especially from the youth FGDs, adamantly argued that many young couples were often physically and mentally unprepared to take up the responsibilities of married life, child bearing or child rearing. A participant from the youth focus group stated: “A child cannot grow well in the womb of another child”46 Furthermore, almost all the parties involved agreed that married life will deter opportunities for future education and career development in one way or the other, especially after having children. Participants emphasized that young people should give priority to education and a career. Some mentioned that early marriages may lead to unwanted pregnancies, unhappiness and even 46 Youth FGDs 60 THEMATIC ANALYSIS