Baratu Lee with her family at Makeni, Bombali District, Sierra Leone in August 2013. The fertility rate is 4.73 births per woman in Sierra Leone. Many like her attend sessions about family planning, reproductive health, child health issues and sexually transmitted diseases given by local community wellness advocacy groups.

First published in the September 24, 2019, 9:02 p.m. edition

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