Browsing by Subject "Abortion"
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Abortion Stigma Correlates: Comparing Two Kenyan Counties in High and Low Incidence of Unsafe Abortion
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2014-11-26)Increase in unsafe abortion incidence rate (from 32 to 48 per 1000 WRA) in the last 10 years in Kenya (APHRC 2013) •In 2012, 465,000 women treated for complications from incomplete or unsafe abortions •119,912 women ... -
Correlates of Individual‑level Stigma and Unsafe Abortions among Women Seeking Abortion Care in Trans Nzoia and Machakos Counties, Kenya
(Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd., 2016-08)Objectives: To compare the levels of abortion stigma in regions with high and low incidence of unsafe abortion in Kenya to explore whether abortion-related stigma is associated with incidence of unsafe abortion. Study ... -
Facilitating Women’s Access to Misoprostol through Community-based Advocacy in Kenya and Tanzania
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2014)Objective: To explore the feasibility of educating communities about gynecologic uses for misoprostol at the community level through community-based organizations in countries with restrictive abortion laws.Methods: In ... -
Moving from Legality to Reality: How Medical Abortion Methods were Introduced with Implementation Science in Zambia
(BioMed Central, 2017-02-16)Background Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more complicated. This study describes the process and results of galvanizing access to medical abortion where abortion has been legal for ... -
Understanding Abortion-Related Stigma and Incidence of Unsafe Abortion: Experiences from Community Members in Machakos and Trans Nzoia Counties Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 9/26/2016)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 ...
