"The study adds to the evidence on whether and how multisectoral interventions that include adolescent-friendly services are able to reduce sex and pregnancy for girls." The majority of adolescent births occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); 2014 data from Kenya, for example, indicate that one in every five girls between 15-19 years is
"The findings reinforce the premise that addressing empowerment for adolescent girls through a multisectoral approach can lead to broader impacts and that cash plus, i.e., supplementing economic resources for the household with social, health and asset-building skills for the girls themselves, can provide a wider range of beneficial impacts for the