Understanding abortion-related stigma and incidence of unsafe abortion: experiences from community members in Machakos and Trans Nzoia counties Kenya

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-Saharan Africa. In 2010, Kenya changed its Constitution to include a more enabling provision regarding theprovision of...

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Main Authors: Erick Kiprotich Yegon, Peter Mwaniki Kabanya, Elizabeth Echoka, Joachim Osur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2016-07-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/24/258/pdf/258.pdf