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Sanitary Health, the silent epidemic among teen girls

According to UNESCO, one in every ten African girls’ misses school because of poor reproductive health, eventually leading to an increased number of school dropouts.

Reproductive health is an issue that affects a large percentage of Kenyan women and girls. However, talking about it is perceived as a taboo in most communities leaving teenage girls to face its consequences.

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