Last week as I wrote on family planning my aim was to clear all myths and
misconception. Today I feel that more people need the information due to the
rise in the number of abortions being carried out in the country.
A study by African Population and Health Research Centre in August revealed
that there were 464,690
abortions procured in Kenya last year.
According
to the Director of Medical Services Francis Kimani unintended pregnancy is a major
contributor to unsafe abortions in most African countries, he also added that 45
percent of births in the preceding five years were reported by women as
unwanted.
The
study revealed that 120,000 women sought treatment for complications arising
from unsafe abortions with a fatality rate of 266 deaths per 100,000 unsafe
abortions in Kenya.
The
study also found that 64 percent of women who sought post-abortion care were
either married or in a long term relationship.
It
is clear that our country is in need of information on contraceptives. Apart from
the information the contraceptives should also be made easily available and
affordable to all.
Prevention
is better than cure so let us use contraceptives instead of doing an abortion.
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