Panic over DNA tests unnecessary in African cultures as children belong to society

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In the first week of the year, the most talked-about topic was DNA collection kits. Men were happy about it but women were calling on the government to intervene to avoid breakage of families. A friend contributed to the topic by saying it is funny men are considered by society to be careless for having a lot of "outgrowers" out there but when it comes to DNA testing, it is the women who are worried the most about the results.

This has been a thorny issue and I remember in my youth, when men got children, they would usually want to compare and there was a joke that even if the kid is not yours, you would be told the nose resembled one of your uncles.