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Risk of new HIV infections up as teen pregnancies rise

Susan Otieno counsels teenage mothers living with HIV. [Michael Mute, Standard]

At least 714 girls are impregnated every day in the country, risking transmission of new HIV infections.

A report by the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) reveals that at least 41 per cent of all new HIV infections in the country occur among adolescents and young people aged between 15 and 24 years.

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