Adolescent pregnancies among continue to be a major concern in Kenya, with the proportion of teenagers who have started childbearing increasing from 2% at age 15 to 36% by age 19 in most LMICs like Kenya. Adolescents lack access to age-appropriate modern contraceptives due to lack of knowledge, costs, cultural taboos. Majority of sexually active out-of-school adolescents would go unreached through school-based programs. In Kenya adolescent girls have the lowest contraceptive use at 9%.
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ST-POC-1909-30528
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100000.00
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75000.00
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75000.00
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