The Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K): study protocol

• Main Authors: Karen Austrian (Author), Eunice Muthengi (Author), Joyce Mumah (Author), Erica Soler-Hampejsek (Author), Caroline W. Kabiru (Author), Benta Abuya (Author), John A. Maluccio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many adolescent girls in Kenya and elsewhere face considerable risks and vulnerabilities that affect their well-being and hinder a safe, healthy, and productive transition into early adulthood. Early adolescence provides a critical window of opportunity to intervene at a time whe...