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The role of schooling and comprehensive sexuality education in reducing HIV and pregnancy among adolescents in South Africa

The role of schooling and comprehensive sexuality education in reducing HIV and pregnancy among adolescents in South Africa

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) seeks to reduce risky sexual behaviour and subsequent incidence of unintended pregnancy and HIV among school going adolescents. This study estimates the association between exposure to CSE and key biomedical and behavioural indicators among adolescent girls in South Africa.

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