Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice among women aged 15-24 years in Kenya

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice among women aged 15-24 years in Kenya
Details	Kenya has invested considerable resources towards improving adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) and has in place the 2015 National Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (NASRH) Policy; however, the rates of teenage pregnancies do not reflect these heavy investments and are a matter of public health and social concern. Teenage pregnancy rates have plateaued for over a decade and have persisted at 20% between 2003 and 2014. More than 10,000 Kenyan girls quit school every year due to unintended pregnancies and more than 10 percent of births in Kenya occur to girls aged 15–19 years. The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2014 revealed critical facts about adolescents in Kenya. One out of every three (30%) adolescent girls reported having had sex while the average age at which adolescent girls had their first child was 17 years and 12% of the girls were already in a relationship. Most sexually active 15–19-year-olds do not use contraception and only about 50% of those on co...
Competence	Public Health
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Event Time	01:30 PM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1