The estimated incidence of induced abortion in Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Number of women treated in a health facility for complications of unsafe abortion; and estimated number of induced abortions, by multiplier to account for women not treated for complications; according to region (based on women 15–49)

	No. of women treated	Estimated no. of induced abortions^a
Region	No. of women treated	Low (multiplier = 2.88)	Medium (multiplier = 3.88)	High (multiplier = 4.88)
Total^b	119,502	344,430	463,932	583,434
Central & Nairobi	20,501	49,408	69,909	90,411
Coast & N. Eastern	16,610	49,499	66,109	82,719
Eastern	7,011	20,894	27,905	34,917
Nyanza & Western	36,812	109,701	146,513	183,326
Rift valley	38,567	114,929	153,495	192,062

^aWe used two regional multipliers; one for Nairobi and Central region combined (Low = 2.41; Medium =3.41 and High = 4.41) and another multiplier for the rest of the country’s regions (Low = 2.98; Medium =3.98 and High = 4.98)
^bGenerated as a sum of the regional estimates

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