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School absenteeism, drug and alcohol abuse among adolescents remain high

A teenager battling with social issues resorts to drinking liquor at home. [Getty Images]

An estimated seven million adolescents missed classes for three months consecutively in 2019/2020, according to a survey by the Ministry of Health.

The Kenya Adolescent Health Survey 2019/2020 released on Friday reveals that in the same period, at least 2 million adolescents aged between 15 and 19 were found to be smoking and abusing alcohol.

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