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Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Kenya 2022, Health Facilities Survey (HFS)

Kenya, 2023
Health and Well-Being (HaW)
Kenneth Juma
Last modified June 10, 2025 Page views 4349 Documentation in PDF Metadata DDI/XML JSON
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300b. Please specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using any m (q300b_spy)

Data file: HFS_RECAST

Overview

vald 53
Interval discrete

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Please specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using any method has not performed at this facility.
Categories
Value Category
1. Donor of Lwala Hospital doesn't want termination of pregnancy services
1. No licence to terminate 2. Not trained to terminate
1.No Ultrasound services which is required before pregnancy is terminated.
Against Islamic Region
Against the law
Against the owners religion.
Against their religion since its a Muslim based facility.
Apprehension regarding community culture
Community does not allow
Facility is faith based
Faith based facility
Faith based organisation
Fear of legal implications
Her religion does not allow her and also the other health providers do not provide because the facility does not allow.
In the case where the life of the mother is threatened by the pregnancy, the woman would be referred to a higher level facility because of the complexity of the procedures involved.
Inadequate comprehensive skills of the health workers in the facility on Termination pregnancies Lack of infrastructure - obsygyn wards to admit patients of such cases and surgical room to perform surgeries
It is illegal
It's Illegal fear of the associated complications
It's Illegal Fear of complications such as excessive bleeding Needs monitoring and they are not open for 24hours Gestation Age,eg 8 months , termination at this stage can be difficult and might lead to death
It's a faith based facility hence do not offer TOP
It's illegal
Lack of medical reasons to carry out termination of pregnancy
Lack of proper investigation on medical grounds to justify why the TOP should be performed
Legal constrains
Legal issues
Legal issues , fear of the associated complications
Legal repercussions
Level of facility, there for refer to Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital which is their main Hospital.
Mainly Illegal according to the constitution
Mostly conducted in theatre and the facility does not conduct.
No capacity to terminate pregnancy
No clear laws to protect the health care provider moreso the private sector
No gynaecologist at the facility
No gynaecologists They do not offer the services
No theatre, hence induction is not possible
Not legal in Kenya
Not open 24/7
Reasons given by the patient doesn't warrant abortion
Religious beliefs
Such cases are counselled and referred to gynaecologist if they insist on termination of pregnancy or in the case of high-risk pregnancy
Termination of Pregnancy requires a theatre and the facility doesn't have a theatre
The facility doesn't have theatre just in case of any complications and again it doesn't store blood for any emergency arising.
The facility doesn't have a surgical ward
The facility doesn't have a theatre and blood for transfusion
The facility is a faith based
There was one TOP case and she was referred to another hospital to receive consultation and treatment.
There's no obstetrician/gynaecologist at the facility hence just refer such cases
They always refer to subcounty hospitals
They prefer the patient to go to government hospital.
This information is confidential and such information can only be between the patient and the gynaecologists
This is a faith based organisation
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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Question relevant when: selected( ${Q300a} ,96)
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specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using any method has not performed at this facility.
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"300b. Please specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using any method has not performed at this facility."
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