Wilson Center - ECSP
09162013_ECSP_TailoredtoFit
Sixteen million girls between the ages of 15 and 19, and two million girls under 15 give birth every year. The majority of these girls are married. “Unprotected sexual activity contributes to a number of social risks and negative health outcomes for many young women and adolescent girls, including issues such as early pregnancy, STIs [sexually transmitted infections], HIV infection, obstetric fistula, unsafe abortion, nutrition outcomes, and gender-based violence,” said USAID’s Monique Widyono at the Wilson Center.
Read more: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/tailored-to-fit-programming-fo...
09162013_ECSP_TailoredtoFit
Sixteen million girls between the ages of 15 and 19, and two million girls under 15 give birth every year. The majority of these girls are married. “Unprotected sexual activity contributes to a number of social risks and negative health outcomes for many young women and adolescent girls, including issues such as early pregnancy, STIs [sexually transmitted infections], HIV infection, obstetric fistula, unsafe abortion, nutrition outcomes, and gender-based violence,” said USAID’s Monique Widyono at the Wilson Center.
Read more: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/tailored-to-fit-programming-fo...