Repeat teenage pregnancies prevalent among those without education

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Repeat teenage pregnancies are more prevalent among those without education while adolescents from Nilotic regions are more likely to experience repeat pregnancies compared to Bantus, according to a study whose results were released yesterday.

The study, by the University of Nairobi in collaboration with UN Women, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the State Department for Gender (SDfG), and the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), indicates Nyanza leads in the number of adolescents, who have had more than one child.