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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 6215 Documentation in PDF Metadata DDI/XML JSON
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303b. Please specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using medic (q303b_spy)

Data file: HFS_RECAST

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Literal question
Please specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using medication for pregnancies at or more than 12 weeks gestation was not performed at this facility in the last 6 months.
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2nd trimester termination has a lot of risks, hence, likely to cause serious complications to patients.
After 12 weeks the health provider is advised to transfer to the next level to avoid further complication and risking life of the mother/woman
After the 1st trimester the provider is always advised to refer to a higher level facility
Associated Risks, we only refer cases above 12 weeks gestation requiring TOP to a specialist gynaecologist.
Because when Fetus is already grown it will need D&C,only use Medication alone in 1st trimester
Chances of being unsuccessful are high
Combipack doesn't work after 2nd trimester, could cause complications to the mother
Fear of complication
Financial aspects from the patient for example no nhif cover for admission in the facility
Gestational ages were above 12 weeks(bring complications to the mother)
Induction would lead to uterus rupture
It is risky
It was a missed abortion
It's always detaches at 10weeks, because its very heavy at second trimesters may lead to over bleeding and endanger the life of the mother.
Mostly the formation is heavy and it's dangerous.
No antibiotics
Not done because it can lead to excessive bleeding and incomplete abortion
Not gotten a major case yet
Patient decline when it is second trimester and beyond.
Risk involved especially with the mother
Risk of the patient
The dangers associated with the 2nd trimester are high
The foetus is viable and heavy and bleeding can lead to shock and anaemia.
The medication at 2nd trimester could cause more complications to the mother
The pregnancy is always advanced and will not change the outcome of the patient
The procudure is very risky
The products of conceptions are heavy at 2nd trimester that would lead to medical and surgical leadwork health risk.
To avoid complications because pregnancies at or 12 weeks raises high chance of risk to the mother/woman
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( ${Q303a} ,96)
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specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using medication for pregnancies at or more than 12 weeks gestation was not performed at this facility in the last 6 months.
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"303b. Please specify the other reasons why termination of pregnancy using medication for pregnancies at or more than 12 weeks gestation was not performed at this facility in the last 6 months."
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