Kenya has made progress in the uptake of modern birth control measures, but the number of teenage maternal deaths paints a grim picture — a reason for deeper focus on the youth to improve their awareness of all available contraceptives and enable them to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.
Hundreds of thousands of young people fall pregnant each year but maternal deaths claim hundreds of them, partly due to lack of information on preventive measures such as use of contraceptives.
