Sexual behaviors and biomarkers: Baseline findings

Authors

Population Council

Document Type

Brief

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

The Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP) is a program for girls ages 10–19 in rural and urban Zambia that aims to find the best ways to improve their social, health, and economic resources. More than 10,000 girls participated in weekly girls’ group meetings, received health vouchers, and opened savings accounts. More than 5,000 girls, unmarried at baseline, were enrolled in a randomized, controlled trial and followed over four years—two years in the program and two years after the program ended. This brief describes the characteristics of enrolled girls at baseline.

DOI

10.31899/pgy9.1049

Language

English

Comments

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Recommended Citation

"Sexual behaviors and biomarkers: Baseline findings," AGEP brief. Lusaka: Population Council, 2015.

Project

Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program; GIRL Center