Peer Reproductive Health Education Trial in Eritrea

Authors

  • Ghidey Ghebreyohans University of Khartoum
  • Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil
  • Faiza Ali
  • Zemenfes Tsige

Keywords:

Reproductive health, Adolescent girls, Eretria.

Abstract

Reproductive health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system at all stages of life. In East Africa including Eritrea, adolescents comprise more than a quarter of the population.

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2015-04-29

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Ghebreyohans, G., Khalil, E. A. G., Ali, F., & Tsige, Z. (2015). Peer Reproductive Health Education Trial in Eritrea. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 22(1), 111–130. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/3773

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