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It’s burning down there: How shame is keeping SA girls from looking after their sexual health

Shame, silence and incomplete sex ed are stopping South African girls from getting treated for sexually transmitted infections — even as rates remain stubbornly high

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It’s burning down there: How shame is keeping SA girls from looking after their sexual healthShame, silence and incomplete sex ed are stopping South African girls from getting treated for sexually transmitted infections — even as rates remain stubbornly high
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