FRED H. BIXBY
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Mentor Research Interests

K.G. Santhya, Ph.D.

K.G. Santhya’s current research focuses largely on the social disadvantages and sexual and reproductive health risks faced by married adolescents. Specifically, her areas of interest include:

• STI/HIV risk among married young people;
• Pregnancy-related practices and risks among adolescents;
• Experience of sex without consent among youth; and the implications of this for programming; and
• Social isolation experienced by adolescent girls.

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