Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Literature Review
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Over the past twenty years, Uganda has made significant strides in decreasing HIV prevalence and in improving reproductive health indicators particularly among its youth. Today, Uganda is widely recognized as the most successful sub-Sahara African example of population-wide HIV prevalence reduction. In spite of these accomplishments, youth in Uganda age 15-24 years continue to face significant reproductive health risks that threaten to counter this downward trend, including disproportionate vulnerability for HIV and STI infection and increased risk of complication due to early and mistimed pregnancies.
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