Western Kenya

Part II: Not Just a Women’s Issue

August 28, 2013
Health & Medicine

African women who want to use birth control face many obstacles. Among them: their male partners. An organization in Kenya is engaging men in conversations about women’s reproductive choices.

Part II: Not Just a Women’s Issue

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