In Summary
- The report also states that at least 9 out of 10 women that gave birth during that same period had live births while only two out of 10 had a still birth and only one out of 10 had a miscarriage
- According to the report the percentage of live births decreased with the increasing level of the mother’s education.
At least one in 1,000 women in Kenya aged between 15 -44 has had an induced abortion in the past three years.
This is however as small percentage of the high number of live births experienced in the country according to the Demographic Health Survey Report launched by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
The report also states that at least 9 out of 10 women that gave birth during that same period had live births while only two out of 10 had a still birth and only one out of 10 had a miscarriage.
According to the report the percentage of live births decreased with the increasing level of the mother’s education.
The DHS Report launched by Cabinet Secretary for Treasury Professor Njuguna Ndung’u revealed that the wealthier you are, the more likely you are going to have a live birth with a 91 percent chance.
Those with a lower wealth quantile had a slight disadvantage compared to their wealthier counterparts with on an 83 percent chance of having a live birth.
Wealthier women have more miscarriages
Surprisingly the levels of miscarriages are lower among women with lower wealth quantile at only six percent compared with that of women who are wealthier at 14 percent.
Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha who was present during the launch of the report, promised to effectively disseminate the report findings of the report to improve health services delivery.
“We have developed a plan with the aim of disseminating the findings in a timely manner to determine how to improve health services delivery,” said Nakhumicha.
KNBS Director General McDonald Obudho reiterated the organization’s collaboration with other state agencies to produce the report.
