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Kenyan schoolboys save girls from rape after learning 'no means no'

Many schoolboys believe it is legitimate to rape girls who they take on expensive dates or who are out after dark.

Rape-prevention program cuts sexual assaults in Kenya

The number of rapes dropped 38 percent among adolescents living in high-crime Nairobi settlements 10 months after the classes began, the study found.

“This is the first time anyone’s proven you can prevent rape with a simple, low-cost intervention,” Dr. Jake Sinclair told Reuters Health. “It’s like a vaccine.”