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| Title |
The estimated incidence of induced abortion in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12884-015-0621-1 |
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| Authors |
Shukri F. Mohamed, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Ann M. Moore, Michael Mutua, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Abdhalah K. Ziraba, Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela D. Singh, Caroline Egesa |
| Abstract |
The recently promulgated 2010 constitution of Kenya permits abortion when the life or health of the woman is in danger. Yet broad uncertainty remains about the interpretation of the law. Unsafe abortion remains a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Kenya. The current study aimed to determine the incidence of induced abortion in Kenya in 2012. The incidence of induced abortion in Kenya in 2012 was estimated using the Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology (AICM) along with the Prospective Morbidity Survey (PMS). Data were collected through three surveys, (i) Health Facilities Survey (HFS), (ii) Prospective Morbidity Survey (PMS), and (iii) Health Professionals Survey (HPS). A total of 328 facilities participated in the HFS, 326 participated in the PMS, and 124 key informants participated in the HPS. Abortion numbers, rates, ratios and unintended pregnancy rates were calculated for Kenya as a whole and for five geographical regions. In 2012, an estimated 464,000 induced abortions occurred in Kenya. This translates into an abortion rate of 48 per 1,000 women aged 15-49, and an abortion ratio of 30 per 100 live births. About 120,000 women received care for complications of induced abortion in health facilities. About half (49 %) of all pregnancies in Kenya were unintended and 41 % of unintended pregnancies ended in an abortion. This study provides the first nationally-representative estimates of the incidence of induced abortion in Kenya. An urgent need exists for improving facilities' capacity to provide safe abortion care to the fullest extent of the law. All efforts should be made to address underlying factors to reduce risk of unsafe abortion. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 11 | 69% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 88% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 230 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 227 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 58 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 14% |
| Researcher | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 9% |
| Unknown | 62 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 60 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 41 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 13% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 11% |
| Unknown | 61 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 75. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 June 2023.
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#78
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