The campaign to reduce teen pregnancies, maternal mortality and new HIV infections in Kenya faces hurdles due to little information and reproductive health services for sexually active young people, an academic and medical researcher has said.
Prof Marlene Temmerman, who is the chairperson of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Aga Khan University Hospital, said teenage girls carry the biggest burden and consequences of sex.
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