Melissa Stillman is a Research Associate at the Guttmacher Institute. Her main research interests include adolescent sexual and reproductive health behaviors and needs, sexuality education, fertility intentions and contraceptive use among couples and abortion in developing countries. She is a member of the Population Association of America, the Asian Population Association and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/melissa-stillman/rss en Education Health Tue, 09 May 2017 12:02:37 +0000 Estelle Monique Sidze, Melissa Stillman https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/05/09/sex-education-programs-in-kenyan-schools-are-failing-students https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/05/09/sex-education-programs-in-kenyan-schools-are-failing-students A recent survey of teachers and students found that Kenyan schools are not teaching sexuality education properly. This has serious consequences for girls, who risk early pregnancy and the transmission of STIs or HIV if they’re taught abstinence is the only way.