Timing of abortion among adolescent and young women presenting for post-abortion care in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis of nationally-representative data.
CONCLUSIONS: Late-term abortions were substantial, and may have contributed substantially to the high proportion of women with post-abortion complications. Efforts to reduce the severity of abortion-related morbidities and mortality must target young women, particularly those living in rural and other remote areas. Interventions to reduce unintended pregnancies in this population are also urgently needed to improve early pregnancy detection and timely care seeking.
PMID: 29452587 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Ushie BA, Izugbara CO, Mutua MM, Kabiru CW Tags: BMC Womens Health Source Type: research
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