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Despite significant progress, there is certainly room for improvement related to contraceptive accessibility and education. In Rwandan schools, there is no comprehensive sex-education,<ref>[http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/65697/ Sex education remains unspoken in secondary schools]</ref> though efforts have been made to improve teacher training in sex-education topics by UNFPA, as of 2016.<ref>[http://rwanda.unfpa.org/en/news/new-curriculum-promote-sex-education-schools New curriculum to promote sex education in schools]</ref> Furthermore, nearly half of all pregnancies (47%) in Rwanda are unintended, as of 2013.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-rwanda Guttmacher Institute: Abortion in Rwanda, April 2013]</ref> There are significant issues related to sexual trauma, sexual violence and bodily autonomy experienced by many Rwandans, as well, following the Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994). To speak broadly, sexual and reproductive health care has massively improved in Rwanda since the end of the war, yet there are topics related to education, accessibility and sensitivity that the country continues to grapple with.