Why Too Soon? Early Initiation of Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescent Females in Ethiopia: Evidence from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.

Although the overall number of HIV-related deaths has been decreasing since the peak in 2006, estimates suggest an increasing trend among adolescents. 2 In African setups, an early sexual debut is high which ranging from 26.8% in Nigeria to 55% in Ghana. 9 – 11 A complex interplay of factors like socio-cultural, religion, parent and child connectedness plays a significant role in the timing of sexual initiation to sustain adole

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