Clinical Trial: Assessing the Effects of a Multisectoral Agricultural Intervention on the Reproductive and Sexual Health of Adolescent Girls and Young Women

U.S., May 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06953310) titled 'Assessing the Effects of a Multisectoral Agricultural Intervention on the Reproductive and Sexual Health of Adolescent Girls and Young Women' on April 17.

Brief Summary: In Kenya, HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) ages 15-24 years is 1-2 per 100 person-years and approximately 30% of AGYW have had at least one sexually transmitted infection (STI). Kisumu and Migori counties in Western Kenya have some of the highest HIV/STI incidence in the country. Food insecurity (FI) and poverty are also highly prevalent in Western Kenya. FI and poverty are important drivers of vulnerability to HIV and STIs among AGYW. Pover...