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Sex Education Programs in Kenyan Schools Are Failing Students
Melissa Stillman
Research Associate, Guttmacher Institute
Estelle Monique Sidze
Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
Melissa Stillman Research Associate, Guttmacher Institute
Estelle Monique Sidze Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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.