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Adolescent sexual activities in Kenya

Six in ten adolescents are willing to have sex for the first time.

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by CAROLINE WAMBUA

Health21 April 2022 - 18:52
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In Summary


• The Ministry of Health says Kenya recorded 98 new cases of HIV every week among girls aged 10 and 19 years between January and February this year.

• Six in ten adolescents are willing to have sex for the first time.

Adolescent sexual activities.

Early teenage sexual activities have contributed to an increase in new HIV infections among teens in Kenya.

According to the Ministry of Health, Kenya recorded 98 new cases of HIV every week among girls aged 10 and 19 years between January and February this year.

The Ministry said in 2018, Kenya had a total of 427, 135 cases of teenage pregnancy cases reported at antenatal clinics.

And between January and February this year, Kenya recorded 45,700 early pregnancies among adolescent girls across the country.

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