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Worrying trends of sexual assault in children causing HIV infections, unintended pregnancies

Girls who conceive risk transmitting HIV to unborn babies, as they do not know how to prevent mother-child transmission of the virus. [File, Standard]

Sexual assault in children is slowing Kenya's efforts to end HIV infections by 2030, experts have warned.

A report by the National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC) has revealed that sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) in children is compounding the high risk of HIV transmission and unintended pregnancies.

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