Comprehensive sexual education is needed to reduce HIV infection in youths

Belinda Achieng (not her real name) is 16-years-old. She is HIV positive and pregnant. She comes from the rocky sub county of Seme where people have been marginalized for decades.

She tells me that if only she had received comprehensive sexuality education in school, she would have gained some skills which would have enabled her to negotiate for condom use. She continues to tell me that if only she could have access to youth friendly centers where she could have access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, she would be a different person by now.