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

Table 6 Number and rate of pregnancies, unintended pregnancy rate, percent of pregnancies unintended and percent of unintended pregnancies ending as abortions by region, Kenya, 2012

	Total pregnancies^a	Pregnancy Rate^b	Unintended Pregnancy Rate^c	% of pregs that were unintended	% of unintended pregs ending as abortions
Total	2,366,665	264	120	48.6	40.5
Central & Nairobi	499,886	245	93	40.8	34.6
Coast & N. Eastern	323,712	265	84	33.7	60.8
Eastern	297,817	234	97	44.9	21.0
Nyanza & Western	611,334	283	145	55.2	43.5
Rift valley	633,916	282	142	54.0	45.0

^aTotal pregnancies include births, induced abortions, and miscarriages
^bNumber of pregnancies per year per 1,000 women aged 15–49
^cNumber of unintended pregnancies per year per 1,000 women aged 15–49
Source: Population estimates for 2012 are based projections of 2009 census. Age specific fertility rates (ASFRs) obtained from the 2008/9 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) were applied to the projected 2012 population of women by five-year age groups to estimate number of births in 2012. Proportion of unplanned births (unwanted or mistimed, also from the 2008/9 KDHS) was applied to total 2012 projected number of births (nationally and by region) to obtain the number of unplanned births in 2012

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