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Advocates call for policy reforms, improved sexual education, and support to delay adolescents' sexual debut. [File, Standard]
As adolescents enjoy their April school holidays, health stakeholders across Africa are raising alarms over rising rates of teenage pregnancies, new HIV infections, and school dropouts, all linked to early unprotected sexual activity.
In Kenya, recent data paints a worrying trend, with at least six adolescents aged 10 to 19 acquiring HIV every day, with 691 pregnancies reported.
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