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To avert the crisis of unwanted pregnancies among sexually active teenagers, parents have taken the matter into their own hands and introduced their teenage girls to contraceptives. [Istockphoto]
Rosalia (not her real name) is a form four student from Kayole in Nairobi who has been using contraceptives for the last five years.
When we first met the 16-year-old girl, she looked naive but looks can be deceiving. One could not tell that she was exposed to contraceptives from when she was 11 years old.
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