Background Safe and legal abortions are rarely practiced in the public health sector in
Kenya, and rates of maternal mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortion is high. Little is …

Unsafe abortion in Kenya is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In October
2012, we sought to understand the methods married women aged 24–49 and young …

Background Abortion draws varied emotions based on individual and societal beliefs. Often,
women known to have sought or those seeking abortion services experience stigma and …

Public health discourses on safe abortion assume the term to be unambiguous. However,
qualitative evidence elicited from Kenyan women treated for complications of unsafe …

Malawian women in all sectors of society are suffering from social implications of unwanted
pregnancy and unsafe abortion. Unwanted pregnancies occur among women who have …

Introduction: The rate of unsafe abortions in Kenya has increased from 32 per 1000 women
of reproductive age in 2002 to 48 per 1000 women in 2012. This is one of the highest in Sub …

Although abortion is now legal in Kenya under expanded circumstances, access is limited
and many providers and individuals still believe it is illegal. This study aimed to characterise …

Aims: This qualitative study explores the context of unsafe abortion in rural Ghana with the
aim of identifying areas that should be considered when operationalizing abortion-related …

Background Although abortion was legalized in South Africa in 1996, barriers to safe, legal
abortion services remain, and women continue to seek abortions outside of the formal …

Background Unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions are prevalent in regions where
women and adolescent girls have unmet contraceptive needs. Globally, about 25 million …