This means that the girls’ sexual partners are much older. About 53 per cent of the group tried and dropped a contraceptive and only 29 per cent proceeded to use one every time they had sex. This is an indication that the girls were having unprotected sex, hence were at a greater risk to HIV/Aids infection. According to data from the Kenya Aids Response Progress report released on Thursday, girls aged between 15 and 24 now account for the highest number of new infections. In turn, this means 14,929 girls aged 15 and 24 were infected in 2017 alone.

Source: Daily Nation November 24, 2018 08:48 UTC