作者
Shukri F Mohamed, Chimaraoke Izugbara, Ann M Moore, Michael Mutua, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Abdhalah K Ziraba, Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela D Singh, Caroline Egesa
发表日期
2015/12
期刊
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
卷号
15
页码范围
1-10
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
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.
Methods
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 …
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