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  • Title: Intersecting health risks: adolescent unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion and AIDS.
    Author: De Bruyn M.
    Journal: Initiat Reprod Health Policy; 1999 Sep; 3(1):4-5. PubMed ID: 12296211.
    Abstract:
    Statistics show that at least one-third of all new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) each year occur in persons under 25 years of age, and more than half of all new HIV infections occur in the 10-24 age group. Even though both boys and girls face multiple sexual and reproductive health risks, women are considered more vulnerable because of these three intersecting conditions: unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion and infection with HIV/AIDS and other STDs. Moreover, age, gender-based social and economic factors, and health system characteristics heighten the vulnerability of women. Suggested measures to address these intersecting reproductive health risks faced by adolescent girls include: 1) reduction of vulnerability, 2) provision of safe and effective measures to address infection and unwanted pregnancy, and 3) advocacy for appropriate policies.
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