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Kenya: More education equals less teen pregnancy and HIV

Keeping Kenyan girls in school and ensuring they have access to HIV and sex education has a dramatic effect on lowering future levels of HIV, according to experts.
Girls who stay in school are less likely to contract HIV. (Image: Julius Mwelu/IRIN)
Girls who stay in school are less likely to contract HIV. (Image: Julius Mwelu/IRIN)

"Young people do not have the information they need, and the dropout rate, particularly for girls, is still too high," said Rosemarie Muganda-Onyando, executive director of the Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA), which conducts research into teen behaviour and implements programmes for them.

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