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Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Kenya 2022, Respondent-Driven Sampling survey (RDS)

Kenya, 2024
Health and Well-Being (HaW)
Kenneth Juma
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Use this space to enter anything you observed during the interview that you wish to record.
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Value Category Cases
-Don't know on amount paid for medication. 1
-In question 409 respondent is not comfortable giving out the name of the facility -In 415 the nurse used D&C because she got complications after using the misoprostol, -question 459 and 460 the respondent was not in school -question 708 her 1
.The respondent was involved domestic a violence with the partner that led to her bleeding which stopped after some hours,and pain. She went to the hospital for check up where she was induced n treated, the doctor examined her told her tha 1
1 child died 1
103 respondent is still in school 459-she was in form 2 1
103 she left school in form 2 459/460 not in school at the time of abortion 1
116 they are using chargeable bulb,they usually charge it at there neighbours place 416 after using the shubiri she only took 3 days away from school and went back when she is still bleeding,this is because her mum started questioning her wh 1
304 and 304c respondent did abortion in 02/2023 and 10/2023 the same year 1
304a she did abortion when she was 16 years.she was about to join secondary school but had to take a break of 3 months but later joined form 1 1
309 no pregnancy test done because she was in a boarding school and the kit was unavailable in school 1
312a - she found out the person was HIV positive and that is why she decided to terminate the pregnancy. The drugs were sent to her via parcel from Nairobi by a friend. 1
312a-Respondent says she was like the mother and father of the house. Having another child could weigh her down yet she has other children to look after. Her first husband died, she got remarried. Her second husband did not take responsibil 1
4 1
100%
401 she boiled tea leaves, Eden tea tea leaves to be specific. She drank that and it ended the pregnancy. 1
404c-She had both methods done in a pharmacy the same day. The injection was administered first then the medicine was given next.The waiting time between the two was 20 minutes. For 406,she could not identify any drug in the chart.441-The med 1
425 her aunt assisted her 459 she was in form 2 605a the pharmacist came to her auntie's home and gave her antibiotics,painkiller and some drugs to stop the bleeding 1
426_1: the friend who went and hot her the medication is also a pharmacist thus she knew of the medicines she wanted. This friend is a close friend who even knew that the respondent was pregnant thus she didn't ask much. The respondent says t 1
450- she does not know the name of the herbs used at all but she said it was green in color and she can identify it if she sees it. It was inserted in her vagina by a traditionalist and she started bleeding 3 days later. She got an infection 1
450-she was given boiled herbs to take for 4 days. She started bleeding lightly on day 5 then had labour pains and pushed the infant/foetus then threw it in the toilet immediately. 1
460-abortion happened during School holidays 605 she didn't go to the hospital but bought drugs from the pharmacy 1
506_526 respondent said that she was badly treated while the procedure was being done 1
6 pregnancies 4 Live births 1 spontaneous 1 induced abortion. The respondent only went to get the tablets in a health facility.she administered them at home so she didn't spent most of her home in the facility 1
6 pregnancies in total 2 births 2 induced abortions 1 spontaneous And she's currently pregnant. 1
610-she went to the hospital just to make sure that ghe pregnancy has completely ended,she said that when she reached the facility she wanted the MVA procedure though she dint have enough money for the procedure. The nurse ended up injecting h 1
612 she went to the hospital and was given antibiotics 1
612-She identified the dilation and evacuation tool from the chart as what was used to clean her up at the hospital. 1
7 days after bleeding had started, the respondent visited a pharmacy from which she was given antibiotics to treat infection 1
703b: She never told the partner of the abortion. He knows it as miscarriage but he knew she was pregnant. 1
8 pregnancies, three abortions and two miscourages. 1
808 she said she is very worried that the complications she got during abortion might affect her giving birth in future 1
A friend procured for her the combipack so she doesn't know if she was asked any questions and she also had one miscarriage 1
A nurse from a public facility gave her the pills to procure abortion. She is a known source, her friend took her to the nurse to get the pills 1
Abortion is a personal decision according to the respondent and no one has an opinion other than oneself 1
Abortion was done during the school vacation. She was taken to the traditional healer who sells the traditional herbs by a friend who was also the spokes person Respondent was bought painkillers from the chemist 1
According to the respondent her boyfriend decided that they should terminate the pregnancy for school related reasons .He however did not support in any way so the respondent had to work to pay the ksh.3000.kes140 was her transport to the faci 1
After MVA the respondent was injected on the thigh by the man who did the procedure 1
After having the abortion complications,she never went to see a health provider instead she stayed at home until she became okay. 1
After realising she was pregnant, she told her boyfriend about the pregnancy and how disappointed her mom would be knowing she was pregnant. Also, they were both students so they weren't able to take care of a baby. The boyfriend assisted with 1
After realising that she is pregnant, the respondent ran to her grandmother's place and told her what she had learnt and that she wasn't ready to keep the pregnancy. The grandmother who is a traditional birth attendant prepared her a concocti 1
After taking the abortion pills, she also experienced diarrhoea but she was passing out form. Respondent went back to the pharmacy from which she bought the abortion pills after she felt she had bleed alot. She was given pain killers and some 1
After the abortion Respondent stayed a whole term before going back to school 1
After the abortion is complete she went back to the pharmacy and was given drugs to clear the blood 1
Against religious practises,to use modern family planning 1
At first she attempted to terminate her pregnancy by consuming strong tea,but it was unsuccessful, after 4 days she resorted to traditional method known as Shubiri which her friend had advised her to try and this method successfully terminate 1
Based on the respondent statement, she felt compelled to terminate the pregnancy due to involvement of a married man and potential consequences if his wife were to find out despite seeking permission from the man she ultimately opted for tradi 1
Been pregnant 5 times,has 3 children,1 still birth and 1 induced abortion 1
Before taking the abortion pills the respondent had tried to abort using washing detergent, omo but it didn't work. The abortion pills were brought to her by her boyfriend who had gotten them from a relative who works in a public Dispesery. 1
Both the pills and the injection were given on the same facility at the same time and she paid 3000 shillings for both services. 1
CThe respondent dropped out at class seven. The respondent has two children but the eldest mostly stays with her mom. The respondent had two abortions; 1st she used medication abortion the combi pack. 2nd she went to the hospital for a surgica 1
Came with her son 1
Complete 15
Complete. Respondent was given traditional herbs. She doesn't know the name. 1
Despite having both boyfriend and a husband, the respondent terminated her husband's pregnancy because they were not in good terms during that time and was afraid she might have to raise all the children by herself 1
Did abortion when in secondary school,and its through her aunty that she realized she was pregnant. It was her aunty's decision to do the abortion. 1
Did her abortion at a younger age(15yrs) while still in primary school. 1
Did not issue any coupon since she knows 2 people who have done abortion, one who's her sister who doesn't leave within kisumu County. The second person is a neighbour (school girl), who was done for an abortion by her parent but she wa 1
Didn't issue coupon because I have depleted my coupons. 1
Didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons 1
Didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 2
Didn't issue coupons. She is a sex worker. 1
Even though the respondent reported to have been close to one person who who conducted an abortion in the last five years, she showed willingness to ask other people around her who she suspects have had an abortion in the last five years f 1
Finished distributing all my coupons today. I only had 6 left and divided (2 each) among my three respondents 1
Finished distributing all my coupons today. I only had 6 left and divided 2 each among the three respondents 1
Finished distributing all my coupons today.Only had 6 remaining and divided 2 each among my three respondents. 1
For 303 and 305, the explanation is that she has twins. For 401, she went to a traditionalist with a friend. The traditionalist inserted something in her vagija. She does not know what it was but the pregnancy ended in two days. This applies 1
For 305, she had 4 kids but only 3 were alive then. For 450, she mentioned a number of herbs boiled together...Mwarubaine,mainly,mushadha and majani mohore. She drank the concoction twice a day for four days and all was okay. 1
For 401, I chose other pill because the respondent said she does not know what pill it was even after showing her the chart. She said that it was inserted into her vagina using something that looked like a syringe it was a small tablet. She a 1
For 401, she was given a very tiny white pill by a friend to swallow.she does not know the name but after showing her the chat, she said it looked like the anti malaria tablets in size and it was a white pill. She used just one to end the preg 1
For 450, she said she could not remember the name of the herbs at all. She was given different types of dried leaves, told to boil them together and take half a glass after every 8 hours until she started bleeding. She started spotting on da 1
For question 401(all the things done to end pregnancy),respondent first mentioned doing exercise/heavy chores. According to her she'd heard from her friends that going to the gym/heavy weight lifting would trigger an abortion.An exercise she d 1
For question 401, the explanation is as follows. She went to a traditionalist, in his house. The person injected her with an unknown substance then went ahead and inserted sisal in her vagina while taking it round. The sisal was left inside 1
For question 423a, this participant went to a private clinic where she was given miso to put under her tongue and some two pills inserted in her vagina then immediately asked by the provider to go home. Therefore, questions 504 to 526 is limi 1
For question 434a, the participant took 3 pairs of panadol extra. She was given 2 misoprostol pills ,one to insert in the vagina and one under the tongue. She later had complications and was taken to a private hospital ( Blue house). However, 1
For401, the respondent described the method as traditional. She was given a glass full of some boiled liquid that was blackish in color and had substances like tea leaf particles at the bottom. It was mixed again then she drank two cups. She 1
Friend who already had an abortion using herbs got her 2 litre mixed herbs from a TBA. She doesn't know what her friend said to the TBA. After abortion was complete, she had frequent infections and went for treatment. Her husband didn't know s 1
From 423 there is no good coordination of questions. The drugs were brought to her by her friend. There is no flow for this. 1
From 426, she does not know much that transpired since she is not the one who went to get the pills. 1
Got pregnant by her boyfriend and not her husband. She said she could not wait for her husband to find out about it. 1
Got pregnant in form 3 in 2021 n kept the pregnancy. In 2022, got pregnant again when in form 4 but decided not to keep the pregnancy n opted for abortion. 1
Her cousin did all the financial logistics for her. 1
Her first abortion was when she was 13. She used a traditional root for both but she does not know the name. The root is placked then peeled before inserting into the vagina. Bleeding starts after 3 days. She did not seek any medical attenti 1
Her first abortion was when she was 14. In the latest one, The pharmacist told her not to ever tell anyone where she got the drugs from even if she gets any complications afterwards. She got complications afterwards and went to seek medical at 1
Her friend mixed the concoction for her for free 1
Her grandmother procured the abortion for her. That's why she didn't pay anything. 1
Her grandmother provided the herbs for free 1
Highschool 1
I did not observe anything extra ordinary. All was well. 1
I didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 2
I didn't issue out any coupon the respondent is a sex worker and she said she paused because at the moment she is expectant. 1
I noticed the respondent was a little uncomfortable at the beginning of the interview. I had to reassure her that her being there was only to participate in the study and that her security was guaranteed. In question 460, the respondent was no 1
In 308 Respondent said she was not using any contraceptive because she developed pressure and stopped using it 1
In 312 she found out that the husband was cheating that made her mad and decided to have the abortion In 303 she gave birth to a twins 1
In 312 respondent was travelling to Saudi Arabia during her for a housekeeping job 1
In 418a the participant got the money from her boyfriend. However, she did not disclose to him that the money was for abortion neither did he have knowledge of the pregnancy. 1
In 432, the misoprostol was given to the respondent by a friend who did not say how much was spent on the pills. She instructed the respondent to put some of the pills under the tongue and in the vagina but she got scared and only put the pill 1
In 453, the participant does not know how much was spent on the concoction since its a friend that bought it for her and did not disclose how much she used. 1
In 460 respondent said that after using the traditional method for abortion she still continued going to school because she was afraid that the mother would find out. 1
In 460 the respondent had to drop out of school because of the pregnancy and after the abortion she didn't go back 1
In 602 the bleeding was lighter because she used MVA In 605 respondent did not visit health facility because she didn't have major complications due to the MVA. 1
In 605 the pharmacists came to her house and gave some drugs to reduce the cramping and stop the bleeding 1
In 605, the participant did not go to a health facility. However, she went to a pharmacy and was given medication to stop the bleeding since she bled heavily for a whole week. 1
In 612, the respondent went for post abortion care, to get pain relievers as instructed by the pharmacist. She was in so much pain. So yes she received misoprostol in the same pharmacy but not in this instance. 1
In question 103 respondent said she had never stepped into the class Respondent only lives with her husband her four children lives with her mom In question 309 she didn't go for the pregnancy test because she knew she was pregnant because o 1
In question 107 respondent got married at the age of 16 yrs. Respondent used misoprostol and D&E at the same day. 1
In question 202a,the respondent doesn't know whether there's any family member who have had an abortion 1
In question 301 the participant has been pregnant four times, gave birth twice, had an abortion once as well as a spontaneous abortion in 2007. 1
In question 302,the participants is currently pregnant. 1
In question 303, the participant had twins therefore one birth, two children. 1
In question 304,the same year she underwent an abortion was also the same year she gave birth In 449 she recalled overhearing her aunt discussing the traditional method of abortion,which she later opted for when she became pregnant Responden 1
In question 306; the response is no partner as she got pregnant while engaging in sex work and hence the response. 1
In question 401, the participant boiled mwarubaini an aloe Vera which didn't work. She later went to a private facility where she was given 6 unknown pills which she took orally.After ten minutes, she was given an injection. It took her 30 min 1
In question 401, the participant said she was given one tablet to insert in the vagina. I selected other pills since I was not sure if Misoprostol can be admistered by just inserting one tablet into the vagina. When shown the chart, she picke 1
In question 401, the participant used the daily pills (femiplan) to induce her abortion. She did not disclose to the pharmacist the reason for buying them (as she lied that she needed them for family planning). Therefore, questions 440 to 446 1
In question 401, the participant used two packets of femi plan pills,each packet contained 28 pills . This did not work but she ended up in the hospital for one week. After which, she got misoprostol from a pharmacy. 1
In question 401, the participant was given one pill to take (swallow) and two more pills to insert in her vagina. In question 605, she responded that she had complications (severe bleeding) prompting her to go to the hospital and lied that sh 1
In question 401, this participant first took femiplan pills i.e one red pill and one white on a daily basis for one week. Once this did not work, she took concentrated juice and strong tea. This did not work too As such she went for tradition 1
In question 401,she used concentrated strong tea 1
In question 401,she was inserted sharp stick into the vagina 1
In question 406, the participant used painkillers to try and end the abortion( five pairs of mara moja). After which she took concentrated tea leaves that led to heavy bleeding and loss of consciousness. She was rushed to the hospital where s 1
In question 407b to 426_1; most of the responses are 'don't know' since the participant had sent her friend who knew where to get the drugs to do it on her behalf. In 605 the participant had to go back to the facility due to severe bleeding. 1
In question 417, the participant said she did not pay for the abortion since a social worker who works at Marie stopes gave her a referral. 1
In question 418a the respondent mentioned receiving assistance from her sponsor, referring to old men who provide financial support to girls 1
In question 418a, the 20000 for MVA was paid for by the school NHIF. 1
In question 418a, the respondent was given money by the boyfriend for the abortion. However, when asking him for the money, she said it was for a hair do and not an abortion. 1
In question 433a I chose other because she took a loan from a mobile phone app called fuliza and this loan us not in the choices. 1
In question 449, the herbs were brought to her by the boyfriend who asked her to boil them and take the concoction. As for what he told the person that gave them to him or how much they costed, the participant does not know. 1
In question 605a, the respondent admitted to experiencing health complications however, instead of going to the hospital, she went back to the TBA where she was given more herbs to wash her womb for the bleeding to stop. 1
In question 612b, the participant said she received an IV fluid that induced contractions to expel the remnants of conception from her womb. 1
In regards to question 704.The respondents sibling went to collect the medication drugs from the pharmacy for her but they didn't go together. 1
In response to question 401,the participant detailed using both traditional and misoprostol to terminate her pregnancy. Initially upon realising she was pregnant she sought services of a TBA for a concoction to induce abortion at 3 months gest 1
In section 4:the woman ingested a traditional herb to induce her abortion (a bitter concoction given by the TBA)which she described as not having aloe vera or mwarubaini in it.Upon experiencing heavy bleeding,rushed to a private clinic after c 1
In section 5 respondent only interacted with one doctor 1
In the clinic she attended, one has to fast communicate to the Doctor via phone call before visiting The doctor doesn't keep any records 1
In the three abortions the respondent has had, she used various methods, that has all brought to her complications and seeking medical attention( TBA, self attempt through roots and using contraceptive pills) 1
Initially, Respondent attempted a drastic measure by boiling 20 razor blades and consuming the water,aiming for abortion. However,this method was unsuccessful.subsequently she resorted to a traditional method known as shubiri which effectively 1
Interview complete 2
Interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10840, 10841, 10842 1
It happened that it was the first time for her having sex. The boyfriend told her he was not ready to be a father. She felt scared for her mother who was a single parent. She didn't want to dissapoint her. The boyfriend had already cleared his 1
It was her mother's decision to take the abortion. The service provider came to respondents home and did the abortion there. The service provider is a friend to her mother 1
Kindly note the respondent had a miscarriage 1
Looking backwards, the respondent feels gulty about having made the decision but does not regret considering she was in an abusive and toxic relationship 1
Most of the substances she used are found at home and she didn't have to buy them except for the concentrated juice. 1
No coupon issued 2
No coupons issued 2
No coupons issued Respondent is a sex worker 1
No coupons issued. 1
No partner at that time just random sex that's why she aborted after knowledge of the pregnancy 1
None 6
On the questions that enquires if the partner was physically, emotionally or sexually violent, the respondent showed sorrow through her face. It sparked a little emotion in her thus she appeared gloomy. 1
One of the children of the respondent died when still an infant Respondent used mwarubaini, subili and femi plan pills to abort her pregnancy. She took the solution of mwarubaini and subili , swallowed 1 tablet of the femi plan pill and then 1
Out her 7 pregnancies, she has 5 children, one abortion and one miscourage. She lied to her husband that it was a miscourage to avoid drama. 1
Out of 12 pregnancies, 7 were spontaneous abortions and one was induced. In question 307, she was a breastfeeding mum and did not know she would get pregnant while at it. The baby was 6 months old. The abortion drugs were bought by her husba 1
Overdosed on family planning pills 1
Prior to today's meeting, the respondent had lied to us about her name, she said she is Tahiya and was 19 years old only for her to come and confess her real name and age.she said she was scared of telling the truth because she felt ashamed of 1
Q104: The hubby travelled to Qatar 5 years ago and they have only communicated once while he was telling her that he was coming back, which he never did. She is not sure whether they are still married or not. 1
Q119- she engaged in sex withher then boyfriend for suport. Q306/307- The partner hadbeen using condoms as a family planing method but he opposed on that day. Q312- The respondent was afraid that the dad might know of her pregnancy and he won' 1
Q202b: the respondent mentioned that she knows atleast 50 women who have had an abortion. The surveyCTO sited 50 as an invalid number so I inputted 49. She is a sex worker. She found a boyfriend who she thought will love her and the relations 1
Q301:She has been pregnant 3times,once with twins though later lost them through miscarriage. Q426_1: The same private clinic she had tested for the pregnancy is the same one she went to get Miso. So she wasn't asked Q326b Q605: She has a nur 1
Q301:The respondent has been pregnant 2 times, and has endured one miscarriage, the other one she induced. Q704: The friend istheonewho went and brought the medication drug to her. 1
Q302 &303: The respondent has given birth 3 times and has 4 children including a set of twins Q312a spark some emotions to the respondent, forcing her to shed a tear. I allowed her sometime to calm down and offered some comforting words. I tol 1
Q307: The respondent was using the 3 month family planning method but after the 3rd month, it expired. Unfortunately she got pregnant at the time she was still looking for funds to go for another injection. Q315: The partner became emotionall 1
Q307:The respondent was using the 5 years IUD though after it expired she accidentally became pregnant as she was look for funds to go for renewal of the method of contraceptive. Q308: She found out she was pregnant when she had gone to ren 1
Q308: She knew she was pregnant as she was going for her 3 months family planning injection. She took a pregnancy test under the health care provider's observation. She has had a spontenoues abortion before in 2016, though she thinks that she 1
Q308:The respondent never knew she was pregnant because she could get some stains at the duration wgphich she was to have her menstrual circle for 2 months. On the 3d month, she didn't spot. Q312a: She was newly employed at a Chemical Industr 1
Q401: She tried strong tea to induce the pregnancy. She then boiled coke soda. Both didn't work. 1
Q401: She went to the pharmacy and was given a drug to put under her lips but it later backfired. Q432:She can't remember how much the drugs costs. She paid in installments. Q703b: The partner knew she was pregnant though he doesn't know it 1
Q401: The respondent drank Shubiri for 2 days. She was taking it frequently within some hours during the day. Q703b : the partner knew she was pregnant but didn't know she had an abortion. This is because they haven't communicated since. 1
Q401: The respondent went to a private clinic for abortion. The doctor at the facility injected her with a medicine and she was told to go home and wait for signs like bleeding and cramping. She says she seriously bled and had serious pain a 1
Q404a: the respondent mixed Ariel, Omo, and tealeaves together in a cup and drank. Each she bought at 50 shillings. She opted for medication abortionafter some hours of no reaction. Q703b: She told the partner she was pregnant, the partner the 1
Q423-426:The respondent didn't know where the then partner got the medication abortion from and what maybe he could have discussed with whomever gave him the pills from. The partner just brought them and instructed her how to take the medicat 1
Q432- The respondent was not aware of the amount that the partner paid for the abortion medication. The respondent's partner was the one who got her the medication two days after she told him about the pregnancy. The respondent didn't take a 1
Q432: The respondent gave her friend 200/= for the medication abortion pills though the friend toped up some amount for her. She doesn't know how much she had topped up. She has never informed her boyfriend that she was once pregnant and had 1
Q460. The respondent didn't take a break when she had the abortion because it was during covid period and all the institutions were closed. 1
Q460: She was still in school( college) though she was nit attending classes for about 2 weeks. She is worried that she has not be en able to bear any child, now that she is in her 2nd year of marriage. I offered an advice of seeking for gyn 1
Q506-526- she was attended to by only one doctor, the owner of the clinic. There is no other health care worker working at the clinic. 1
Q605: the respondent went backto the pharmacy thatshehadbought the Misoprostal and shewas given painkillers and a tablet to stop the bleeding. Q702:She didn't discuss the abortion with the partner because he left after knowing she is pregnant 1
Q605b:She took the medication abortion at the hospital under the doctor's observation. She never went back to the hospital afterwards. 1
Q608: the respondent went back to the hospital where the partner had gotten the medication from for check up. The respondent was not able to answer most questions in section 5 since the partner was the one who went to get the medication abort 1
Q608:The respondent first went to a public hospital and told the health care workers that shehad had an abortion and that she was experiencing complications. The health workers gave her a referral to a private hospital where she went and sough 1
Q612e: She only received medicines to boost her blood. She also received some medicines that cleans her womb. 1
Q704a. The respondent didn't go with anyone to obtain the abortion service,instead her friend who happens to be a clinician brought her the medication abortion pills from a public hospital.-Naivasha sub County hospital. 1
Q802: the respondent refers to her mom as person she loves. The respondent and her partner patted ways long before she even told him she was pregnant. To date he doesn't know of the abortion nor the pregnancy. 1
Question 120)It happened in the month of January this year and it happened once. 1
Question 308: The respondent fell sick and went to the hospital to seek treatment for malaria and flu, that's when she discovered she was pregnant. The pregnancy test she took that time when she was receiving treatment at the health facility. 1
Question 406: The respondent used the contraceptive pills; swallowed all the tablets in the pack. 1
Question 415 The respondent is unsure of the surgical procedure that was used since she says she had received an injection and was unconscious. 1
Question 423a, she doesn't know where her friend got the medication, however the friend is a nurse and works in a hospital the respondent doesn't know the hospital she works. Question 424, the respondent's friend is a nurse so she knew the pr 1
Question 427) The respondent said she didn't see the packaging of the medication however, in question 401 she was able to identify the combipack. She separated with her husband before she could procure the abortion and didn't see the need of 1
Question 453 is Don't know since the herbs were given to her by a friend. 1
Question 455 is 0 because the boyfriend sent someone to go with the participant is the TBA and the person handled everything therefore she does not know how much was paid for the abortion. 1
Question 459 respondent was in form 3 1
Question 608: The respondent went back to the same doctor who had given her misoprostol. She had actually called him and he told her to go back then she was given pain killers. 1
Question: 427; The pills were inserted for her at the facility so she didn't get to see the packaging. Question 459: She dropped out of school at form two due to lack of fees so when the abortion happened due had already dropped out . 1
Respodent was a student and she was not ready for the child bearing process so she consulted a friend who referred her to a private clinic. She consulted the doctor and according to her explanation she was given the combipack which she took at 1
Respondent struggled to answer questions 423,424 and 426 as she mentioned her Friend obtained medication abortion drugs under the agreement of no questions asked ,resulting in her lack of knowledge regarding the answers. 1
Respondent a not yet married to her boyfriend, now husband, at the time of her abortion. She felt she was too young and the fact that she was unmarried to have a child. She confided to a friend about the pregnancy. The friend told her she wil 1
Respondent at the time of her abortion was not yet married. Her then boyfrind4, as she thought, was not ready to settle with her. She knew she would be all alone raising the child. Considering she had no proper income, she had to terminate the 1
Respondent considers having an abortion a bad act and sinful but due to circumstances she was forced to 1
Respondent consistently mentioned how she regrets having an abortion, asking God to forgive her and that having an abortion is not done at will. She mentions she does wish for anyone else to know. I assured her of confidentiality and made he 1
Respondent did the abortion when she was 15 year old. After using the combi pack she didn't go to the health facility since she didn't experience any significant complications 1
Respondent didn't have to take a break from school because she did the abortion during Covid-19 period and schools were on a break 1
Respondent drank jik and then sort out traditional herbs after 2 weeks. She had pieces of the foetus that didn't come out and she had to sort a medical treatment where she now had an Eva performed on her and that is how her womb was cleared an 1
Respondent drank strong tea leaves plus jik plus omo. Her foetus hot aborted but she overbled hence had to be rushed to the hospital and received a pac and asked for her fallopian tubes to be tied so she can never get pregnant again. 1
Respondent felt she didn't need more children. She had used p2 immediately but realised it had failed. She first went to Marie stopes but it was too expensive for her so she sort friends advice who took her to heath professional practising be 1
Respondent first prepared concentrated black tea, boiled tea leaves in water.Thevtea leaves cost her ksh 20 She later boiled undiluted quencher juice mixed with dissolved 20 pills of aspirin to abort her pregnancy. The quencher juice cost Ksh 1
Respondent first took shubili which cost her Ksh 50.For the concoction, it was prepared and given to her by her friend with no charges. 1
Respondent found out she was pregnant 2 months after she had separated with her husband. She was married immediately after she had cleared her secondary school and she moved in together with her daughter she had gotten from her previous relati 1
Respondent got pregnant by someone else not the husband so she had no option than to abort. She says the friend brought her the combipack so she don't know wher she got it from 1
Respondent got raped by an older brother who was a drunkard. She did have a boyfriend but they had never had sex before, her brothe broke her virginity when he raped her. She has never received any type of counselling and I feel she needs one. 1
Respondent got the boiled traditional herbs from a friend who is from the maasai community and couldn't recognise the name 1
Respondent got the drugs from a friend who procured for her so she says she may not know if she was asked some questions 1
Respondent had 1 miscarriage 1
Respondent had 1 still birth 1
Respondent had first used conc tea leaves to abort but she didn't bleed so after 1 day she tried out shubili after which she started bleeding after 3 hours I didn't issue cards because I had run out of cards 1
Respondent had first visited a pharmacist who wrote a prescription for her and she took it to a doctor in a private hospital from where she bought the drugs and administed them at home. She later visited the same pharmacist for pain killers an 1
Respondent had given birth to last kid having cerebral palsy so she feared giving birth again could lead to same case scenario and so she decided to end the pregnancy by consulting a friend who brought her the traditional medicine 1
Respondent had gotten pregnant thrice she aborted once, miscarried once and the only survivi child passed on. 1
Respondent had just finished her secondary education when she happened to get pregnant and she was under a scholarship program and really never wanted to loose it so she sought advice from a friend and cousin. The cousin sort the drugs for her 1
Respondent had just separated from the husband and later met a boyfriend and she got pregnant. Feeling guilt of how the society may judge her she decided to end the pregnancy through a friend who took her to a private clinic. 1
Respondent had the abortion last month and she is very worried because she never went to the hospital, 1
Respondent had the abortionin the last week and as such she stated that she plans to visit the hospital due to the fact that she is still experiencing abdominal pain and the main reason she hasn't gone is due to financial constraints 1
Respondent had twins hence twice births and 3 children 1
Respondent has 4 children. Her first born are twins thus she has given birth 3 times. She had her 3rd born child when she was still breastfeeding her 2nd born child. She felt that having a baby again would be like history repeating itself sinc 1
Respondent has been in prison for the past 11 months and as such questions 112 and 113 she stated she doesn't know because she was away 1
Respondent has been pregnant 3 times in her life and has lost two pregnancies.One pregnancy loss was spontaneous at 8 months while the other was induced abortion. 1
Respondent hs irregular periods. It took her sometime before realising she was pregnant. Her husband works a bit far thus qe is not home most times. At the time she was pregnant, she became sickly and had pain in her womb. She decided to test 1
Respondent identified that she was given miso 100mcg and swallowed it with water and 2 other pills which the friend dissolved firstin water and asked her to drink the solution. After taking the solution the friend told her to expect either to 1
Respondent inserted Mukengeria stem into the vagina. She also stated before she aborted she didn't know the conceptus were twins till later after she was rushed to hospital by her family 1
Respondent is a young woman, still living and under the care of her parents. She is awajtmg to join college. At the time of her abortion, she had already cleared her secondary education. She had a boyfriend though after knowing she was pregna 1
Respondent is currently 5 months pregnant 1
Respondent is currently pregnant She went to pick the abortion drugs she didn't talk much with the health care providers because a friend of hers had spokento the nurse before she went. 1
Respondent is only available on Sunday due to her work 1
Respondent is still in secondary school. Her friends pressured her to have an abortion. She mentions they are the main reason for her to have the abortion citing maybe they wanted her to also be like them because they have also terminated thei 1
Respondent knew the 2 people who had already been interviewed and so no coupons were issued. 1
Respondent later went to the chemist to buy iron booster 1
Respondent prepared mwarubaini and aloe Vera and drank them separately. When she had had finished drinking them and the cramps pai had set in, she took a crystal of subili dissolved in in a half glass of water and drank it. When she started bl 1
Respondent procured abortion while still in form 4 1
Respondent returned to the same hospital where she initially received the medication abortion drugs since she suspected the initial medication may have failed. Consequently the doctor again administered misoprodtol again for a second time. 1
Respondent said she bleeds alot when she uses contraceptives The respondent said that, All the major communication to the service provider are strictly done through phone including price negotiations so when the client arrives in the facility 1
Respondent said that her parent encouraged her to have the abortion, 1
Respondent said that she was inserted strow in the vagina which made her started bleeding 1
Respondent sent a friend to pick for her the traditional medicine from a TBA in Kwale. Before that, she had talked to the TBA on phone during which she disclosed her intentions.After abortion she developed an infection and sort for help in a p 1
Respondent stopped going to school after class eight. The respondent went and bought medication at the pharmacy and went home, she took the tablets as was advised but one day after, she was over bleeding and felt tired, so out of fear she wen 1
Respondent swallowed handfull of piritons to abort.These were brought to her by her boyfriend 1
Respondent told me that she took concentrated black tea and within an hour she took coca cola soda because she wanted it to work faster. After which she started bleeding but it wasn't as heavy as she had from friend's so she went and bought sh 1
Respondent told me that she was given the abortion pills at the home of the doctor who brought them for her.She was in the company of her friend.Later on she fainted but the doctor asked her not to go to the hospital because it might jeopardis 1
Respondent took traditional concoction from TBA so as to abort. She paid her Ksh 500 and 1 kilogram of sugar. She went back to her after she felt she had an infection and was given another concoction to clean her womb. 1
Respondent underwent MVA .she started bleeding the following day and it was just like her normal monthly periods and it went on for 4 days. The procedure was done at a chemist which has an an extention room. She given pain killers after the p 1
Respondent used kombi pack after 2 days she developed complications and went back to the hospital for D&E procedure 1
Respondent used kombi pack to end the pregnancy but developed complications and went to the hospital where they did D&E was done 1
Respondent used some traditional ointment which she rubbed on her lower abdomen for 3 days before the abortion happened 1
Respondent used traditional method i.e boiled the root of a tree and drank the concoction. The root is bitter and turns black when boiled.She didn't know the name of the tree She later took painkillers which she had bought from the pharmacy an 1
Respondent visited a private health clinic from where she was attended to by a nurse. The nurse put abortion pills in her vigina and did MVA after the pain kicked off. She also says she was injected. 1
Respondent was confident 1
Respondent was engaging and shared more of her experience 1
Respondent was first given pills, which she put in her vigina after 2 hours of observation the doctor pricked her vigina using one of the MVA needles .When she started bleeding, he massaged her uterus to get out any of the remains.She was lat 1
Respondent was given mixed herbs as advised by the TBA(took the concoction and told to rest for 2 hours for the herb to take effect).She had visited the TBA in her early weeks but told to come back when she's 6 months pregnant. Additionally s 1
Respondent was injected some medicine into the vigina and was told that she would feel some contractions within 5 hours and later the abortion will begin.When the bleeding began it was heavy and she was scared.She went back to the facility fro 1
Respondent was married to her husband and they desired to get another child. Even though it wasn't a happy marriage, she wanted to have her 2nd born child. The husband was physically, emotionally and sexually violent most of the time. One da 1
Respondent was rushed to the hospital after she started bleeding.At the facility, she was rubbed and massaged at the lower abdomen, she removed alot of blood clots. She was put under observation before she was allowed to go home the same day. 1
Respondent was still in college at the time of the abortion. She was not yet married to her partner. She felt having the baby would interfere with her schooling. She has never disclosed to the husband that she was ever pregnant and had an abor 1
Respondent was still in high-school at the time of her abortion, though they were on a holiday break. The boyfriend was okay with her being pregnant and was ready to support her. The respondent though was thinking otherwise. Raising the child 1
Respondent was still in secondary school at the time of her abortion though they were on a holiday break, thus she didn't have to pause her education. After realising she was pregnant, she told her boyfriend who denied the pregnancy. She conf 1
Respondent was using the 3 month family planning injection. A month after the injection, she went to visit her boyfriend. 2 months later, she expected, as always, her monthly periods, which could only come after the injection expires after 3 m 1
Respondent was very emotional,at some point she started crying and we had to pose the interview and calm her down. She was referring to herself as a useless person 1
Respondent we 1
Respondent went back to the chemist just to inquire if the bleeding was normal because she was bleeding alot.But she wasn't given any medicine 1
Respondent went back to the pharmacist because she was experiencing alot of pain and was given pain killers antibiotics 1
Respondent went back to the pharmacy from which she had bought the pills and was injected and given pain killers 1
Respondent went to the pharmacy and was given some tablets to control bleeding and to remove products of conception 1
Respondent, after separating with her husband, found a partner whom, as she confesses, she really loved. He was from Tanzania. The partner was a long distance track driver and could time to time come to visit her. They son felt the need to hav 1
Revieved I've fluid and stayed in the hospital for few hours for PAC 1
She asked the friend to geothermal drugs for her but ditell her it was her who needed the drugs 1
She bought the herbs while boiled already. She does not know the name because she was not told. 1
She decided to end her pregnancy at 28 weeks because her partner abandoned her. She was given an unknown concoction to take and wait for 12hrs. She started cramping within 4 hours. 1
She did not do a pregnancy test. She says that she just knew she was pregnant. She had her abortion at 5months. 1st attempt she mixed jik and boiled tea leaves but nothing happened. 2nd attempt she went to a traditionalist/herbalist. Some herb 1
She did not know the name of the tablets she used but positively identified themon the chart as misoprostol. 1
She did the abortion because the boyfriend left her 1
She dropped off completely from school 1
She dropped out of school at primary level so when the abortion was happened she wasn't in school 1
She dropped out of school whe she discovered she was pregnant in 1,After the abortion she never returned. Later she got pregnant again and now has a 5 day old child 1
She felt sick,went to the hospital and found out she was one month pregnant. She only used medication abortion at 5 weeks and she never had any complications 1
She first started her abortion outside a health facility by using both majan mohore and concentrated juice to try induce her abortion. This she took for about 3 days twice a day and started bleeding.Due to fear she visited a private clinic aft 1
She got emotional remembering the traumatic experience 1
She got pregnant by someone who was not her husband while she was still married. This is what prompted her to have the abortion. 1
She got pregnant while on a three month contraceptive 1
She got the abortion mainly because she got the boyfriend cheating on her 1
She got to know that she was pregnant at 16 weeks since at the time of getting pregnant, she was using injectables. She stayed pregnant up to 28 weeks since she did not have the money for abortion. Once she had the money, she went to a pharm 1
She had 1 child during abortion period but has no living children as of now.The child died 1
She had 4 pregnancies, one abortion and one miscourage. Her friend went to get Her the medication that is why most questions from 426 could not have a flow. 1
She had a condom burst and got pregnant. This is why she decided to have an abortion. 1
She had given birth and her baby was 2 months old when she got pregnant again thus the abortion 1
She had her abortion at 24 weeks, the foetus came out as whole and she wrapped it and dropped it in the toilet. She bled for a week then she was okay. She said she had a smooth termination. 1
She had two attempts till the final termination. The first attempt, she went to a traditionalist who gave her boiled stuff that was green in color to be taken a glass full in the morning before taking anything else then a glass in the evenin 1
She has been pregnant 5 times has 3 kids alive and 1 dead Had 1 abortion using MVA 1
She has had 3 miscarriages 1
She has irregular periods so she took a pregnancy test because it's a requirement from the schol to take a test when school opens. She was given the coupon by the friend's mother : she told her friend about the abortion and the friend happene 1
She inserted straws into the vagina 1
She is a full time sex worker, Gave out 3 coupons as instructed by TL. She went for her abortion at MSF facility which offers free service to sexworkers and children. 1
She is a sexworker reason I didn't issue coupons. 1
She is still astudent, in form three. She didn't know she was pregnant until after 2 months then had abortion 3 weeks later because of lack of funds. Her friend who already had abortion went and brought her the pills. She only knows the cash s 1
She knows only two people who have had an abortion but I gave out three coupons as instructed. 1
She mentioned that the concentrated quencher juice she drunk only caused a little bleeding that stopped after some 2hrs.The following day she got worried n went to the hospital coz she felt that she had interfered with the pregnancy, whic 1
She only visited the facility,given the tablets and left immediately. 1
She sent her friend to get the drugs for her since the friend has a doctor friend who runs a chemist. 608, she was taken to the doctor by her friend and explained that she needed to be sure her abortion ended. 1
She started with Shubiri and completed abortion with misoprostol 1
She talked to a pharmacist who is her friend about the complications and he gave her other pills to complete the abortion. Two small white tablets 1
She told the mother she was having a miscarriage 1
She took 5 weeks because she didn't have money She did not take a break from school because they were on school holidays 1
She took locally available medicine from maasai (maasai herbs drink) 1
She trusted her partner so preferred not to use contraceptive method. The abortion happened after she was done with her form four. The respondent told her then partner about the pregnancy but not about her abortion, it's her now boyfriend th 1
She used 3 methods ( ibrufen,miso alone and Mva with miso she did the abortion after 6 weeks due to financial constraints She was admitted for 5 days due to severe bleeding 1
She used a herb called Mukengeria which is inserted into the vagina then she started bleeding in two hours. 453, a friend went to get the herbs for her. 1
She used a herb known as Mokengeria. Boiled and drank some then somewhere she inserted I her vagina. The pregnancy was 5 months when she terminated it. 1
She used a plant by the name Mukengeria to induce her abortion. 1
She used an overdose of painkillers to end the pregnancy. This included panadol, diclofenac maramoja and indocide which she highly suspects is the one that worked. 1
She used boiled herbs that were given by a traditional provider then later the provider inserted a crotchet like stuff in her vagina to completely end her pregnancy. 1
She used mukengeria herbs for her abortion which was also a joint decision with her partner. She was with a friend in the room because she does not understand much Swahili. 1
She used the herbs by the name Mukengeri to terminate her pregnancy. It is is inserted in the vagina using stick. Bleeding started the next day and for the entire period of 3 days, no cramps were experienced. 1
She used the unknown pill some hours after taking the traditional concoction, She says the concoction was to 'kulewesha mtoto' then the unknown tablet was to soften the cervix but she confirmed it was not miso. She paid 2500 for the 2 methods 1
She was advised to take fragile tablets to wash her stomach after the abortion. 1
She was given like 12 tablets of miso as identified in the chart. She took them orally as instructed but they did not help. She got complications 1
She was in hospital for 3 hours where she was given iv fluid and miso to make sure no conception remained 1
She was inserted a foreign substance that she did not know the exact name but it looked like a green herbal plant. She started bleeding after 3 days. There were no complications experienced. 1
She was not in school when procuring the abortion that's why I selected no education 1
She was quite secretive about her experience because she did not want to end up in prison. This is what she said. She also mentioned that her friends live in villages in Molo and might not get to them on time but she will try to distribute t 1
She was raped 1
She was still living with her parent when she got pregnant. She had to have an abortion stating that the partner was violent and not serious on settling with her. 1
She was told to come back after 1 day to get the combi pack thus the very long wait 1
She was too young to use contraceptives 1
She went to hospital after experiencing complications. She was told she would have died if she hadn't gotten there on time. 1
She went to hospital also to make sure she was safe. 1
She went to the hospital for PAC services though she didn't have the required amount of money for care. She was only given painkillers . She had to go back to the TBA, who had given her the mitishamba. The TBA gave her some concosion for fre 1
She willing to recruit other people but there was no coupons to distribute 1
Shevhas been pregnant twice ,had 1 abortion and 1 miscarriage 1
Started with herbal and it didn't work, went to marie stopes for medical abortion pills and still it didn't work. She had very severe pain after taking the pills, after 3 days she was taken to JOOTRH and was admitted for 4 days. They did MVA a 1
Stopped going to school in Form four term one. The respondent is financially being supported by her friends, family and current partner since she doesn't have a job. The respondent had to sell her phone to be able to purchase the medication. 1
The Girl was not only traumatised by the heinous act of rape but also burdened by the stigma from her community. Through that rape respondent found herself pregnant,with unwavering support from her mother they sought medical assistance in kija 1
The abortion happened during Corona virus Break when schools were closd so didn't take a break from school. Didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 1
The abortion happened when the respondent was almost sitting for her KCSE. The respondent said the reason why the had a joint decision about abortion, both of them were in school, for her she was in secondary and the boyfriend in university. 1
The abortion happened when the respondent was in class six while the partner in class eight. At the moment she is in form two. The respondent's friend was the one who rushed her to the hospital and called her mother who paid for the hospital 1
The abortion was done after she completed secondary school and never enrolled for any education after secondary. She did the abortion in a clinic and was done by a doctor student who operates the clinic alone. The lady got emotional due to he 1
The abortions pills were bought and brought to her by her then boyfriend's sister but she didn't disclose to her where she had bought them from.It is her boyfriend's sister who told her how she should take the pills. When she found out that s 1
The adolescent was emotional . The partners mother was the one who made the decision to do the abortion. The boyfriends mother was the one who purchased the medication(combi pack) 1
The adolescent was raped, parents got the combi pack 1
The baby was barely a year old thus the abortion 1
The boyfriend Is the one who decided the pregnancy to be terminated 1
The clinic from which the respondent bought the abortion pills doesn't have a name but its known as kwa nyanya wa tuk tuk at Cafe(place) She was asked to place the pills on the tongue and under the tongue and wait till they melt. She used the 1
The cousin who is a pharmacist procured for her the drugs and told her tocall him incase of any side effects but she was alright after the abortion process 1
The doctor the respondent went to was in Mtwapa and she went to his house at night. Told her to not call after and never tell anyone about him. 1
The drugs were gotten by the partner who happens to be a medic ( not specified) and knew exactly what drug to purchase from the pharmacy. 1
The facility located at Cafe and is famous in the area and known for abortions. 1
The girl stays with an aunt who facilitated the abortion process.She seemingly did not engage willingly and is stressed that both the sex and the abortion happened. The sex happened once in January and that is how she got pregnant .She nolong 1
The girl used her recruiter's contact 1
The girl was referred by her mum coupon ID 40847. She does not have a phone so she used her mums contact. It was her mum's idea to terminate the pregnancy. She also declined coupons because her mum warned her against it as it may make people 1
The girl's abortion was initiated by the mother .Even though she did not share about her abortion with anyone except her mother,the mother shared with the neighbour who just gave her the coupon a d asked her to flash the number for teachings 1
The girls mother is the one who made the decision for her to get rid of the baby because she was young 1
The herbs didn't work, she went to Port Florence hospital for MVA 1
The herbs this participant used were picked by her aunt hence question 455 is 0. 1
The husband was very violent even before the pregnancy. It became worse after knowing she was pregnant. Her husband left after knowing she was pregnant with a another child. He wanted nothing to do with her nor his children. They haven't comm 1
The injection and the pills were given on the same day in the same facility by the same service provider and she paid 1500 for both the pills and injection. 1
The interview took a bit longer because the respondent felt a bit shy to answer certain questions. 1
The interview was a success. Coupons issued 10894, 10895, 10896 1
The interview was a success. Coupons issued- 10912, 10913, 10914. 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 23 years old. She has one living child. She has aborted once- 2023. She used traditional methods to abort. A green mtishamba that she does know the name. Coupons issued- 10757, 10758, 10759 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 29 years old. She has 2 living children. Has had one miscarriage. Has aborted once- 2023. Her method of abortion was combipack. Coupons issued- 10777, 10778, 10779 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 29 years old. She has 3 living children. She has aborted once -2023. Her method of abortion was Mva+ misoprostol. Coupons issued- 10763, 10764, 10765 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 31 years old. She has 3 living children. She has aborted once- 2021. Her method of abortion was through an injection she was administered to by a doctor. She doesn't know its name. Coupons iss 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 31 years old. Pregnant 4 times. She has 2 living children. Lost one child . She has aborted once- 2023. Her method of abortion was combi pack. Coupons issued- 10780, 10781, 10782 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 32 years old. She has 3 living children- set of twins and another one. She lost a baby in 2014. She has aborted twice- 2021 and 2009. Her method of abortion was traditional methods- nyabend . Cou 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 32 years old. She has 4 living children. She has aborted once- 2022. Method of abortion was combi pack. Coupons issued- 10789, 10790, 10791 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 35 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted once- 2023. Her method of abortion was traditional methods. She bled heavily after abortion and was unconscious. She was rushed to the ho 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 36 years old. She has 4 living children. She has twins as an outcome of one of her pregnancy, has had a miscarriage and had an induced abortion - 2023. Her method of abortion was traditional meth 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 40 years old. Has 6 living children. Has aborted 3 times- in 2022, 2010 and 2000. Her friend got her the abortion medication and did not disclose where she got it from. 1
The interview was a success. The seed is 22 years old. She has only gotten pregnant once and aborted once. She aborted at 16 weeks. She visited a private clinic at Ngara that her friend had refered her. The doctor administered to her misopros 1
The interview was a success. Quite engaging. The respondent is 34 years old. She is married and has 2 living children. She has procured an abortion once , that is in 2020. She visited a private clinic (line saba ) for her procedure. Her met 1
The interview was a success. Quite engaging. The respondent is 36 years old. She has 5 living children. She has had one abortion- 2021. She aborted at 5 weeks. She went to a private clinic for the procedure. The doctor administered to her MV 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 23 years old. She has 1 child. She has aborted twice- 2023, 2022. Her method of abortion was misoprostol. She went to Marie stopes. 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 23 years old. She has 1 living child. She has aborted once - 2022. Prior to this she had a stillbirth. Her method of abortion was misoprostol alone. Coupons issued- 10786, 10787, 10788 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 23 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted once- 2023. At that time she had a boyfriend. However, she got pregnant by other two men whom she had gone parting with and they forced 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 23 years old. She has two living children. She has had one abortion - October 2023. She went to a midwife for the procedure. Her method of abortion was traditional herbs. Coupons issued- 10745, 1 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 24 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted 2 times- 2023 and 2019. She got pregnant while breastfeeding. Her method of abortion was traditional methods. Coupons issued- 10785, 10 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 32 years old. She has 3 living children. She has aborted twice - 2023 and in 2017. She exchanges sex for money oftenly. In 2023, she was not on contraceptive because the man she was dealing with w 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 34 years old. She has 2 living children. She has a boyfriend (not cohabiting). She has aborted once. She aborted at 6 weeks at a private clinic, a friend took her. A trained health professional (t 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 35 years old. She has one living child. She has aborted twice- 2023 and 2020. Her method of abortion was dawa za kienyeji. Her friend brought her the dawa za kienyeji- a green powder. Coupons issu 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 36 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted thrice (twice in 2021 and once in 2023). She aborted at 3 weeks. He method of abortion was misoprostol + mifepristone. He friend who runs 1
The interview was a success. The respondent is 37 years old. She has two living children. She has aborted once- 2021. Her method of abortion was misoprostol. Her friend who is a nurse at KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL got the medication abortion 1
The interview was abruptly halted when respondent received emergency phone call informing her that her mother had been rushed to the hospital.In light of this she made the decision to end the interview and returned today on 23rd to complete it 1
The interview was complete and the respondent was well informed and could remember the occurrences during her experience. 1
The interview was complete. It almost got emotional given that the respondent had sickle cell and that health concern forced her to have the abortion. 1
The interview was quite interactive. The respondent borrowed her sister money( told her she needed it for food) but used it for abortion. The respondent advised that there is no need to share coupons with her as she is set to travel tomorrow 1
The interview was successful. 9
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10831, 10832, 10833 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10846, 10847, 10848 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10849, 10850, 10851 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10858, 10859, 10860 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10861, 10862, 10863 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10876, 10877, 10878 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10885, 10886, 10887. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10915, 10916, 10917. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10918, 10919, 10920. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10930, 10931, 10932. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10939, 10940, 10941. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10945, 10946, 10947. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10948, 10949, 10950. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10951, 10952, 10953. The respondent lost 2 children. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10954, 10955, 10956. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10957, 10958, 10959. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10960. That was the last Coupon. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10852, 10853, 10854 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10855, 10856, 10857 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10864, 10865, 10866 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10873, 10874, 10875 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10879, 10880, 10881 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10882, 10883, 10884 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10888, 10889, 10890 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10891, 10892, 10893. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10897, 10898, 10899 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10905, 10904, 10903 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10906, 10907, 10908. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10909, 10910, 10911. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10921, 10922, 10923. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10924, 10925, 10926. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10927, 10928, 10929. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10933, 10934, 10935. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10936, 10937, 10938. 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10942, 10943, 10944. 1
The interview was successful. However, I did not share coupons with the respondent because she is a sex worker. 1
The interview was successful. However, I have not issued coupons to the respondent because she also doubles up as a sex worker. 1
The interview was successful. I did not issue out any coupons because the respondent told me she engages I sex for money at least thrice every week. 1
The interview was successful. I have not issued any coupons to the respondent because occasionally she engages in sex for money. For example, in Jan and Feb she was engaging in commercial sex at least thrice a week. 1
The interview was successful. In question 426, the respondent told the pharmacist that she needed medication abortion drugs for her friend that had been defiled. The survey CTO skip pattern does not capture that. Coupons issued 10870, 10871 1
The interview was successful. Method of abortion- traditional methods. Coupons issued 10834, 10835, 10836 1
The interview was successful. No coupons issued because the respondent engages in commercial sex from time to time. 1
The interview was successful. No coupons issued since coupons are over. 1
The interview was successful. No coupons issued. 1
The interview was successful. The method of abortion as described by the respondent was, a drip injectable to stop pregnancy growth and mifepristone tablet. Coupons issued- 10843, 10844, 10845 1
The interview was successful. The respondent had a miscarriage in 2020. No coupons issued because coupons are over. 1
The interview was successful. The respondent has 5 children. 3 living children, she lost one and has aborted once- 2024 Feb. No coupons issued because she is also a sex worker. 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 17 years old. She has no children. She has aborted once - 2023. Her method of abortion is combipack. Coupons issued - 10816, 10817, 10818. 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 23 years old. She has 3 living children. She has aborted once. Her method of abortion was traditional. She went to a midwife. Coupons issued- 10766, 10767, 10768 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 24 years old. She has 1 living child. She has aborted twice- 2017, 2021. Her method of abortion was combipack. Coupons issued- 10804, 10805, 10806 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 25 years old. She has 2 living children. Her method of abortion was misoprostol alone. Coupons issued- 10819, 10820, 10821 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 25 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted twice- 2019, 2023. Her method of abortion was misoprostol. She went to Marie stopes. The doctor also injected her with an unknown medi 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 26 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted twice - 2023, 2024. Her method of abortion was traditional methods- she doesn't know the name. Coupons issued 10822, 10823, 10824. 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 26 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted once-2023. Her method of abortion was combipack. Coupons issued- 10825, 10826, 10827. 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 28 years old. She has 2 living children. She has aborted twice- 2023 and 2018. In 2023 she aborted because the doctor advised her to do so. This is because she is Rhesus negative and had not ha 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 38 years old. She has 4 living children. She has aborted once- 2022. Her method of abortion was traditional methods. Coupons issued 10795, 10796, 10797. 1
The interview was successful. The respondent method of abortion is injection and misoprostol pill. Coupons issued 10837, 10838, 10839 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued 10867, 10868, 10869 1
The interview was successful. Coupons issued- 10900, 10901, 10902 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 19 years old. She has no children. She has aborted twice- 2021 and 2024. Her first method tried was maasai traditional herbs, it did not work. She then tried strong tea and it did not work. He 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 34 years old. She has 3 living children. She has aborted once- 2022. Her method of abortion was misoprostol alone. Coupons issued- 10813, 10814, 10815 1
The interview was successful. The respondent is 35 years old. She has 5 living children. She had a miscarriage in 2014. She has aborted once- 2024. Method of abortion is combipack. Coupons issued- 10801, 10802, 10803. 1
The mother brought her painkillers from the chemist 1
The mother to the respondent's boyfriend then gave her the traditional herbs called Mrisha to take 1
The one who gave the respondent a coupon is the mother of her best friend. The respondent is a student in college but also works part-time as a sales person. Q460- The respondent had the abortion after she completed form four but before she 1
The parent discussed the abortion process with the health care provider .The respondents mother only asked her to accompany her to the private clinic where the procedure was done because the participants needed to continue with her schooling 1
The participant had infection but did not go to the hospital because the traditional provider gave her herbs which she did not know but said the herbs helped clear the infection 1
The participant chose to end the pregnancy to complete her college studies first. She was not on any FP Method as she had side effects which included heavy bleeding whenever she used any. She also says she can't remember the exact amount that 1
The participant did not go to hospital immediately after the abortion. She however had a mass in her stomach which was very painful she went for an xray two months later which showed she had a blood clot which was removed surgically. All her c 1
The participant does not seem to have emotionally healed .It was her relatives decision to terminate the pregnancy .She was taken to the traditional provider and given the herbs to drink.She had no other choice. She also declined to take the 1
The participant is stable and made her decision from a point of knowledge. She knows from her friends roots of certain herbs that she used to end the pregnancy.she declined revealing the name of the roots. 1
The participant learned she was pregnant at around two months and decided to carry the baby but few months later the boyfriend went mute and she became frustrated and confused so she reached out to a friend at around 4 months of pregnancy to h 1
The participant reports the process to have been done for three days.She took a glass of herbs concoction ones for three days.she bled a lot but did not seek help because she feared being judged by people around her after the boyfriend deni 1
The participant terminated her pregnancy because her husband who had been in prison for 3 yrs was released and she had a boyfriend and did not want to let go of her marriage. 1
The participant tested for pregnancy but waited for four months before her abortion because she thought the ,an responsible for it would change his mind and accept. She did the abortion five months into her pregnancy when the man went silen 1
The participant took 3 litres of undiluted juice and concentrated tea leaves but only bled a little for two days. Once the bleeding stopped, she went back to a pharmacy and bought another test kit to see if she was still pregnant or not . She 1
The participant took a concoction three glasses a day for two weeks and was also given some unknown gerb to chew .The pregnancy came out two weeks later but she bleed so much that she had to go to the hospital. She however did not reveal that 1
The participant took a month before terminating the pregnancy because she did not have the ksh.1500 that she needed. After a sharp object being inserted into her vagina,she was given 2 Puriton tablets to swallow.As explained it is what was go 1
The participant used her recruiter's phone number 1
The participant was emotional talking about the GBVshe goes through in her marriage 1
The participant was given 5 misoprostol pills . She inserted 2 in the vagina and 3 under the tongue 1
The participant was given a pack of four misoprostol pills by someone she met online (through Google) .They begun to chat on WhatsApp and later the person delivered the pills to her. The person instructed her to insert one pill in her vagina a 1
The participant was initially married but the husband was violent so she decided to abort the first child because she wanted to get out of the relationship. She first bought misoprostol over the counter but it didn't work so she went back to 1
The participant was not comfortable with disclosing the health facility name until I reassured her again as I had told her from the consenting process that her information will be kept confidential and anonymous. 1
The participant was oblivious of the fact that she was pregnant but developed complication of which the doctor advised that the pregnancy should be aborted. Some friends included in the friends disclosure section were also health practitioner 1
The participant went to a private clinic where the doctor administered misoprostol and then asked to go home and wait for the bleeding to start. Therefore questions 501 to 526 mainly captured her experience during this time . 1
The participant went to the clinic and was given misoprostol and asked to go home. She only went back to the hospital once she started feeling pain. That is when they did the MVA. 1
The person who gave her the coupon is her friend's mom. It happened that she overheard her morther and the respondent talking about it and thus came to know She bought Misoprostal at 80/ at known pharmacy, In section 808, she answered she wa 1
The pharmacist did both the Medication and mva , the pharmacist has a separate room for conducting the MVA. She was charged 5000 for both Methods. 1
The pharmacist who sold the abortion drugs to the respondent asked her to come back to him if she bleeds excessively. She indeed went back and the pharmacist gave her an injection to control bleeding and some pain killers. Respondent said tha 1
The pills were brought to the respondent by her boyfriend but he didn't disclose where he had gotten them from. When the respondent went to the hospital, her urine was tested for pregnancy and was given antibiotics 1
The procedure was administored in a health facility in Kitengela. The respondent does not remember the name but she says the services were so good and professional and that follow up calls were done to see if she is fine. She however mention 1
The reason why the respondent's partner also felt like he was not ready for a child was because he didn't have a job. The respondent said she is a form three drop out. The respondent's had a job at a salon but recently quit so that's why she d 1
The recruiter who gave her the coupon had not known that she had had an abortion. She only talked to her about it and asked if she might be interested if ever she had an abortion. The respondent felt she was still under her parent's care, hav 1
The repondent was not lucky to receive any formal education. In as much as I was using the swahili version, I had to explain to her a few things here and there for us to understand one another. 1
The resondent was recruited by her mom. Seems she is not aware that her mom have also had an abortion. After the respondent realised she was pregnant, she first attempted to have an abortion after 2 weeks. She bought medication abortion pills 1
The respondent and then partner made the decision to end the pregnancy. Their separation was not in any way linked to the pregnancy . The respondent did not experience anything after the abortion. 1
The respondent had an abortion because the pregnancy was with a boyfriend and she wanted to go back to her husband 1
The respondent had given birth once with twins just before her abortion. She was given a combi pack. And went to the hospital 2 days later to get antibiotics from the doctor. 1
The respondent in her own opinion,suggested that if doctors can be giving family planning immediately after birth,and before women leave hospitals, then it can reduce chances getting pregnant when the baby is still young 1
The respondent is a membr of the key population and use drugs and other substances. She mentioned that she used alcohol even during the process of securing the abortion to help her escape the reality.She constantly uses drugs so as to not 1
The respondent is a sexual worker. 1
The respondent is a sexual worker and was very open about her life. she mentioned how painful it was for her to indulge herself in such kind of activities. She said they go through alot in this kind of occupation. The scan code didn't p 1
The respondent knew the doctor prior to going for the misoprostol because that's where she goes for her treatment for malaria and other ailments. She also tested her pregnancy twice one time at home using self-testing kit but she did not tru 1
The respondent mentioned she borrowed the money from the mum to pay for the abortion medicine,by lying to her that she wanted to buy for something n would repay the money later 1
The respondent mentioned that first the provider used Misoprostal alone that failed twice, then she had to go to another private clinic, where she was done for MVA with Misoprostal. 1
The respondent mentioned that initially,her husband never used to allow her use family planning. Thats why she got pregnant but never told the husband because he couldn't agree to the abortion. The husband did not know about the pregnanc 1
The respondent mentioned that she suffered alot from her abortion both in the hospital and school. She said that there was one nurse who would talk to her rudely. In school, the headteacher would tell the girls not to be like her (who 1
The respondent mentioned that she used a lot of money to go through her abortion n if there could be a number of facilities that offer such services without complications if need be,and at an affordable fee, then it would be better. 1
The respondent mentioned that the traditional drug specialist inserted some somethings like sticks n when she asked her what they were, she told her they were drugs. These drugs never worked for her instead she bled alotn had to be taken 1
The respondent mentioned that when visited the hospital at first and told the doctor that she wanted an abortion, he refused but later on she went back to him n pleaded that's when he accepted but only said he can give drugs, that she w 1
The respondent mentioned that after the abortion,the bleeding prolonged but she couldn't go to the hospital since she wanted to keep it a secret. Instead, she took the pills she had been using but had expired, to stop the bleeding. Acco 1
The respondent mentioned that her most recent abortion was the most painful one as she had to go through surgical n medication procedures.In her first procedure (MVA& Misoprostal), which was conducted by the nurse was never successful n le 1
The respondent mentioned that her mum kept on scolding her and would throw words at her because she got pregnant. She said she couldn't stand the pressure of being shouted at every single day.Thats why she decided to do abortion without h 1
The respondent received the pills and injection on the same day and paid 1500 for both. 1
The respondent said she started staying with her husband/partner at the age of 15yrs since her parents had died. The partner/husband was the one who paid her school fee. she got pregnant in form 3 but terminated the pregnancy for her to 1
The respondent says she used a combination of many drugs including tablets and capsules and it worked. 1
The respondent says she was given two small pills (smaller than PCM) which she ingested orally and also got an injection which she doesn't know what it was for. 1
The respondent seemed to know more about the abortion methods, this is because she used to work in a clinic as a cleaner. She was the who could be sent to pick the medicines from a nearby pharmacy that sells drugs. I realized that she kno 1
The respondent told me that she was advised by the doctor, after giving birth to her first baby, not to have another pregnancy until after a period of 5yrs.This was because of the previous pregnancy that almost killed her during birth. 1
The respondent use PrEP to induce the abortion she has three other sexual partners but at the same time has a boyfriend. She got the PrEP from a Friend and she keeps them in the house so she just got two pills and swallowed and the pregnan 1
The respondent was administered for misoprostol at the facility and it led to abortion at 7 months of pregnancy. The baby was born alive and cried then was put in a polythene and disposed. 1
The respondent was bought for the pills by the mother. She wasn't even aware that she was havingan abortion so some questions she doesn't have response for like from question 425 to 426(1) and Question 430 1
The respondent was expectant during the interview 1
The respondent was open to talk; However, she was referred by her best friend's mother who is her mentor. She had the abortion while in school and took a break for 3 days [There's no option for days in the break window hencethe 1 week] 1
The respondent I a sexual worker. 1
The respondent and her partner were both in school that is college and felt they weren't ready to be parents yet. When the respondent went to the private hospital, she explained to the doctor that she wanted to abort and even had to cry for t 1
The respondent and the boyfriend equally contributed for the abortion but she didn't want to do it, she was forced by the boyfriend to do it. When she visited the clinic for the abortion, a metal tool( the respondent pointed out a curette) was 1
The respondent and the partner felt they weren't ready for a baby. The respondent went to get the medication with the boyfriend. The boyfriend was the one who explained everything to the nurse. In the nurse was the was that inserted the medi 1
The respondent and the partner were both in primary school, that is class eight. The respondent hasn't been able to join form one yet, her mother is still looking for finance so she can join. The respondent's first abortion that was in 2023, 1
The respondent appeared little tipsy, with smell of alcohol. Though she was sober enough to finish the interview without any problem. She says she sort help from her friend about her situation. The friend told her to look for either mwarubain 1
The respondent approached the sister who is a nurse and she says she brought for her the drugs and she didn't ask her so many questions apart from knowing she got them from a pharmacy shop. 1
The respondent are three in their household although one child is in boarding school. The respondent lost a child in 2019, two days after giving birth. The doctor inserted tablets for the vagina himself then gave the respondent two tablets f 1
The respondent arrived at the study office puffing heavily claiming she had walked a few meters from where she had alighted from the matatu. I thought it was not so normal. She admitted she has high blood pressure and that is one of the reaso 1
The respondent at the time of her abortion was married. They, as a couple, had a young child. Luckily or unluckily, they conceived another child together. After knowing they were going to have another child, they jointly decided that the 1
The respondent blended aloe Vera then after 2 days went to a private clinic where her friend works for MVA. She didn't pay for the services, it was a favour from her friend. The interview took roughly 1hr but was not ended by mistake 1
The respondent boiled much tea leaves with mwarubaini and put in into her vagina using a syringe. She experienced stomach ache but didn't see any sign of bleeding. 1
The respondent bought Misoprostol and was also given some pills to clean products of conception from the same chemist. 1
The respondent called her distant relative who owns a pharmacy and told him that she wanted to have an abortion. The relative took the combipack to her and explained how she would administer them. He also told her to make sure she doesn't men 1
The respondent came with a baby seemingly months old . She was comfortable and responded well 1
The respondent came with her 3 months old baby. The respondent went to a private clinic to pick the combipack. 1
The respondent comes from Homabay but currently stays with her sister in Ahero,where she's been staying for a while but will go back soon.She said she only knows of her friends who come from Homabay. So no coupon was issued to her. 1
The respondent could easily access the medication at a cheaper price(The pharmacy is owned by a friend who's also a health professional just like her).Bought misoprostol @ 260/= as compared to normal pricing of these tablets we are used to ra 1
The respondent decided to have an abortion to space the last child. She was using pills but after some time she started feeling like she is sick went to the hospital and she was sent for a pregnancy test of which was positive so she reached ou 1
The respondent delayed going for another shot of the 3 month injection as she thought the husband was still away as usual. The husband lives in their rural home. He moved there to avoid being with his family back in town because there relation 1
The respondent did not bleed at all after and had zero signs of pregnancy after the MVA procedure 1
The respondent did not go to the hospital. She only bought painkillers to ease her pains and some pills to try stop the bleeding from the pharmacy. 706: The partner knew about the pregnancy but doesn't know the respondent had an abortion. H 1
The respondent did not know how much the boyfriend paid for the medication drugs in question 432. 1
The respondent did not know she was procuring an abortion,her mother just told her to go to a specific pharmacy to pick pills. She realised she was pregnant and had an abortion on the duration when she spilt with the husband and returned to he 1
The respondent did not make the decision to terminate the pregnancy. Her sister she stays with decided and so she had to comply 1
The respondent didn't go back to the hospital for PAC services. She went to the pharmacy she had gotten medication abortion pills from and was given some painkillers. 1
The respondent didn't go to ahealth facility after the abortion process. She just went back to the pharmacy where she had gotten the medication abortion and she was given painkillers and antibiotics. Prio to 2022, she had also induced abortio 1
The respondent didn't have a boyfriend, rather the man was a family friend and she was send to go borrow him money to take her sister to the hospital and he told her she had to have sex with him for him to give the family money. That's how sh 1
The respondent didn't have to pay for the services she got from the public hospital because she was given a card by an NGO called Nkokoiju. This NGO closely works and supports the hospital, they gave her a medical card that helps in paying for 1
The respondent didn't know she was pregnant. She had missed a one months period but it never occurred to her she might be pregnant. She was set to travel to Saudi Arabia for work. They, together with a few people who were also travelling, had 1
The respondent didn't realise that she was pregnant with twins at the time she was having the abortion until afterwards. She mentioned she hates to remember the ordeal in as much as she knows raising them would be be quite a task. Q401: She go 1
The respondent didn't realise was pregnant until the pregnancy was 3 months, she thought her missing periods was normal since it sometimes happens. So when she realised she was pregnant, told her partner who denied the pregnancy. She waited 1
The respondent divorced with the husband long ago and at the time of the pregnancy, she had a partner who they were barely 2 months into the relationship before she got pregnant. The respondent has been pregnant four times; She gave birth t 1
The respondent does not have a phone because her spouse does not allow her to have one instead she uses her husbands phone to communicate incase of anything. 1
The respondent does not regret her decision on abortion but would rather be on contraceptives moving forward 1
The respondent doesn't seem to have healed from the experience. It was done to save her marriage but she seems to be so much tortured by it. 1
The respondent doesn't know how much her partner paid for the service at the hospital, this is because she never asked and he has also never talked about it. The respondent and the partner both didn't feel ready to be a parents due to financi 1
The respondent doesn't live with her husband throughout he comes and leaves and they are not married officially. 1
The respondent drank subili twice for it to work effectively. 1
The respondent experienced excessive bleeding but she didn't go to any facility for post abortion care instead the friend who got her the misoprostol went to the same pharmacy and got her some pills to stop the bleeding. 1
The respondent experienced severe bleeding and went to the chemist and bought drugs to reduce it. Respondent first started taking a solution of omo detergent but she didn't bleed. The following day in the evening she boiled conc tea leaves and 1
The respondent feels confident about using the TBA method, she would opt for the same method in the future as it worked for her 1
The respondent felt afraid of the mum and went to her cousin sister for help during the time she was having the abortion. The respondent wants to keep the pregnancy but the circumstances made her decide to have the abortion with the help of t 1
The respondent felt that having another child while the other was still too young and breastfeeding could make it seem like a pattern because she had her last born when the older child was also still too young. The thought didn't seem right b 1
The respondent first attempted Subili, a traditional herb. She didn't see any reaction thus she went to a TBA after 2 days. The TBA inserted a traditional herb into her vagina and after 2 hours, she developed severe cramping and then bleeding 1
The respondent first attempted to drink strong tea. She bought tea leaves costing 20/=. After a day of seeing no reaction, she boiled coke soda, allowed it col a bit then drunk the contents. She bought the half litre bottle soda that costs 60/ 1
The respondent first took five bottles of energy drink in an attempt to end her pregnancy but it did not work. She later went to a private clinic where she was given misoprostol and asked to go home. After two hours she begun cramping , feelin 1
The respondent first tried to induce pregnancy using the daily contraceptive pills. They were 30 pills in the sachet(manufacturers foil). She took one every day for 3 days only. She then confronted a friend of hers who have a pharmacy to brin 1
The respondent first went to a pharmacy where she was given medication abortion, used as advised and she got blood stain once got worried then had to go to the hospital. She was told to go for the medication abortion at night, saying that he 1
The respondent forgot to take the after pill. The respondent didn't want her kids to follow each other closely in age. She wanted a difference of 3 to 4 years. 1
The respondent got emotional at one point (in section3 question 315) when she recalled how the husband mistreated and betrayed by marrying her best friend . 1
The respondent got her medication for abortion from a chemist Likoni. She was referred by a friend The respondent had sex for money twice last month. The respondent didn't use any contraceptive method like condom, because the partner refused 1
The respondent got pregnant after she was done with form four and had just joined college, then she got pregnant. The person employed at the pharmacy the respondent went to was not aware of the drugs to even be used for abortion and therefor 1
The respondent got pregnant by her boyfriend when the husband was away for work. 1
The respondent got pregnant by her ex boyfriend, someone who is not her regular partner who she was supposed get married to and settle down with, out of fear of destroying her relationship with the current partner, decided to abort the pregna 1
The respondent got pregnant by someone else .when the partner got to know this,they forced her to terminate the pregnancy. She is still in a bad shape, talking with alot of remorse as this shook her marriage alot 1
The respondent got pregnant by someone else who is not her regular partner, she said they had issues during that time, was with someone else and got pregnant by him. The doctor who gave her the medication at the pharmacy has both a clinic and 1
The respondent got pregnant by someone who is not her husband and decided to abort to avoid affecting her husband's health since he was diagnosed with Pressure, Diabetes and kidney failure. I have not issued Coupons because this interview is 1
The respondent got pregnant while on implant and did not want more children. Even though widowed ,she has a boyfriend . 1
The respondent got pregnant while the other baby was still breastfeeding and feared to tell the husband so she sought a friends advice who took her to a private hospital in Elburgon where she had MVA procedure done and went back for check up o 1
The respondent got pregnant while using injectable contraceptives. She sought abortion because she feared disappointing her partner.The traditional herbs were given as a liter to be taken at ones then glasses at intervals of six hours before 1
The respondent got pregnant while using pills. It washer mother's decision to end the pregnancy because she stays with her.The participant chose to share about her pregnancy with her mother because she shares the most with her. The participa 1
The respondent got pregnant with a boyfriend during a bre from her husband and wanted to reunit.She paid kes1000 for her to get the bitter concoctions she got from the woman which cleared her pregnancy in within 24hrs .Despite the pain she di 1
The respondent got the abortion pills from a friend.The friend had ordered them and they came in as a parcel but the respondent could not tell where the pills were ordered from. The abortion pills were in a small brown envelope and not in the 1
The respondent got the pills from her friend who is a doctor and works in a private hospital. To allow skip pattern in sec.5 I had to change the response in qz 423a . 1
The respondent had 2 abortions in April and August of the same year The respondent was given the abortion medicines by a friend who availed them to her for free. She found out she was pregnant in a teenager program where there was free HIV/AID 1
The respondent had 4 pregnancies, gave birth to two but 1 died at 10years in 2023, 1 miscarriage in 2022 and 1 abortion. The respondent's previous partner is different from the current husband. The respondent went to post secondary training 1
The respondent had 4 pregnancies,1child alive, 1 miscarriage 2 abortions The abortion medicines drugs were brought to her by a friend who had gotten them from a pharmacist friend 1
The respondent had a 1 miscarriage. The respondent went back to the pharmacy for medication for cleaning(kusafisha) and this was out of fear although when she went, the pharmacist told her it was not necessary since it was the same person who 1
The respondent had a 3 months old baby The respondent had not told her neighbour about her abortion, it was until the neighbour participated in the survey then the neighbour went and asked her if she had ever had an abortion. 1
The respondent had a miscarriage in 2021 1
The respondent had a miscarriage in 2021. The respondent used first coke and cigar inner content that is tobacco and after started bleeding so much and crying. One of the neighbours heard her and came, she lied to her that she is having a mis 1
The respondent had a miscarriage in 2021. The respondent wanted a child initially and that's why she wasn't using contraceptive method but she later changed her mind with everything that was going on at home, the financial constraints. The re 1
The respondent had a miscarriage once 1
The respondent had an accident that affected her pregnancy in the second trimester of which she started spotting. Although she was given drugs to stabilize the pregnancy she feared that the effects of the bleeding could lead to a malfunction 1
The respondent had an ectopic pregnancy n was told by the doctor its dangerous to keep the baby, so she and the husband came to a conclusion that abortion was best solution to save her life(respondent). 1
The respondent had at first tried to terminate her pregnancy using quencher undiluted juice after 3 weeks she used tea leaves before and waited again for 3 weeks before she used pills. A friend of hers bought her the pills and didn't charge 1
The respondent had first boiled razor blade in undiluted quencher juice but it didn't work.She later boiled the razor blade and after 3 days the abortion process took place. 1
The respondent had first tried out aborting using aloe Vera.Her friend had suggested this to her.A few hours later, the same friend connected her to a traditional healer through a phone and she offered to provide her some traditional herbs to 1
The respondent had give birth once at home and felt bad again repeating the same 1
The respondent had gotten pregnant by someone else not her husband, however, when she started falling sick her husband took her to the hospital and she got tested positive for pregnancy. Since she knew her husband was not the one responsibl 1
The respondent had initiated the abortion by drinking concentrated black tea(2 cups) at home, after 6 hours she started feeling the cramps and later she started bleeding. The bleeding became heavy, luckily her friend came to visit her and foun 1
The respondent had removed her implant as requested by a doctor since she was rarely having sexual intercourse. The implant was one for three years. The respondent wanted to keep pregnancy but partner opposed. The respondent also realised was 1
The respondent had severe complications after the abortion to an extent that the entire body was swollen and had to stay for 21 nights at Nakuru General Provincial hospital and thereafter attend regular monthly check ups for a period of 6 mont 1
The respondent had the abortion after she run away from the first husband.She is currently married to another husband. 1
The respondent had the abortion sometime after she finished her form four. It took her 6 months to fully recover after she had the abortion. When the respondent was rushed to the hospital after she used medication for abortion and was over bl 1
The respondent had travelled upcountry thus it didn't occur to her that she might be pregnant but that her period had just delayed due to weather changes. She also experienced symptoms such as nausea, headaches, pain in her pelvic, vomiting an 1
The respondent had tried several ways to abort and these are, First she took concentrated black tea and after 2 days she took tooth paste(pepsodent 75 grms)In between she was tying her belly tightly with a rope at night in hope that she will a 1
The respondent had tried to abort using Mwarubaini and undiluted quencher juice simultaneously with 3 and 2 days apart. She then waited for 3 days before trying out on the combipack She never went back to school,because she had missed 2 terms 1
The respondent had twins in her first birth 1
The respondent had very serious complications and was admitted for one week. The traditional herb completed the abortion 1
The respondent happened to know the name of the drugs she was given in the hospital.She said she was just curious to know and thats why she asked the doctor. 1
The respondent has 6 children, 4 biological and 2 adopted. At the time she knew she was pregnant, she become very sickly. She couldn't bear the pain yet also she is a children and youth champion in her community thus she had so much in her p 1
The respondent has been pregnant three times; 1 birth 2 birth but died after one day 3 abortion The respondent wanted to keep the pregnancy but the husband didn't want a child so he told her that he didn't want to see any child in the house. 1
The respondent has been pregnant three times; 1- Abortion 2022 1- Miscarriage 2021 1- Birth 2023 At the time of the abortion, the respondent was not yet married, the husband was still her boyfriend at the time. The respondent told the boyfrien 1
The respondent has given birth four times but she has 3 living children because she lost 1child. 1
The respondent has had 12 pregnancies, 3 abortions, one child died in the womb, 6 miscarriages and 2 living children. 1
The respondent has had one miscarriage, one birth and one abortion. The respondent at the time of the abortion had an eight month old baby, so, she wasn't ready for another baby and they were also having marital issues with the partner,althou 1
The respondent has had two abortions in the past year, January and June 2023. 1
The respondent has had4 pregnancies. She has had 1abortion which she did in the year 2020. In the year 2023, she lost 1 child who passed on. Thus she has 2 living children. She had a husband in the year 2019 but he left when she was 6 months 1
The respondent has never been married but has 2 children. She had a partner who came to visit her from time to time, stay in her house for sometime then goes back. After the partner realised she was pregnant, he fled. They have never communica 1
The respondent has never told anyone except the neighbour who gave her the coupon and actually its the neighbour who asked her. 1
The respondent has three children but only living with one, this is because the other two live with the respondent's ex husband who is their dad. The child that she lives with is from the partner who is also the owner of the two pregnancies sh 1
The respondent have a self help group where they share their experiences hencethe number of friends she has shared her abortion story with. 1
The respondent indicated that she will share the coupon with hè one contact then look for more people 1
The respondent initially took a tablet of misoprostol from a chemist,but found it slow to take effect.After a day, she sought another dose from a different chemist to expedite the process without mentioning her previous dose.On her way back fr 1
The respondent initially wanted a child but after she found out she was pregnant at the same time found out that her partner was unfaithful and had another woman, out of anger she decided to abort the pregnancy. She knew she was pregnant since 1
The respondent initiated the abortion at a backdoor clinic and had complications since the pregnancy 24 weeks,then later went to a public hospital where she got admitted and received PAC 1
The respondent inserted into the vagina the stem of a common kikuyu herb known as Mukengeria, with the assistance of a close friend. She also mentioned experiencing significant intimate partner violence leading her to terminate the pregnancy a 1
The respondent is 33 years old. She has 3 living children. She has aborted once- 2022. Her method of abortion was surgical procedure. Coupons issued- 10769, 10770, 10772 1
The respondent is a CHP in which its full-time and also her own business so self employed. The respondent had two abortions, the first one was done in the hospital surgically (MVA) and the second one was by use of medication abortion. During 1
The respondent is a clinical officer by profession. Her colleague helped her get the medication abortion pills from a pharmacy. The respondent partner was younger that her at age. Whe she got pregnant, the partner told her he was ready to be 1
The respondent is a commercial sex worker. 1
The respondent is a lesbian and has a girlfriend. They had a party, lost consciousness and someone had sex with her without her knowledge. She used herbs then pills which she said was for her sister 1
The respondent is a peer educator at North Star Alliance,an NGO in Nakuru County dealing with female sex workers so she comes in contact with a lot of women daily and has a huge social network. 1
The respondent is a relative to the TBA who gave her the traditional herbs to terminate her pregnancy. The TBA gave her the herbs for free. Shefelt her child was still so young for her to have another baby. Out of her husband's knowledge, she 1
The respondent is a sex worker so I didn't give out coupons 1
The respondent is a sex worker that's why I didn't give her coupons. 1
The respondent is a sexual worker .she stated that abortion is not bad but good if you know u don't need or not ready to take care of the baby. Note: did not issue any coupon as we have just instructed yo stop issuing coupons to sexual work 1
The respondent is a women's leader and currently doing a volunteer job at the Suprem Council of Kenya Muslims. The person who gave her the coupon suspected she had done an abortion because she had seen her with a pregnancy and later on she did 1
The respondent is an advocate in the community, she uses her personal experience to teach and educated the youths and her peers since she had a near death experience; hence the large number of people told about the abortion 1
The respondent is confident about the decision they made 1
The respondent is currently in form four. The respondent said she first tried mkunde stem for her abortion which didn't work then used shubiri. The abortion happened when they were home for half term. Didn't issue coupons because I have depl 1
The respondent is currently in form three. The respondent said at the time wasn't aware of other contraceptive except for condom. Both the respondent and the partner were in school, for her she was in form one while the partner form three. T 1
The respondent is in catering business. She earlier stated that she knows about 3000 women in her social circle. The number was cited as invalid that's why we reduced it to 300. 1
The respondent is in form four at the moment. The respondent and the partner were both in school, she was in form two while the boyfriend in university so they felt not ready to have a child. Also they had alot of issues coming from home. Th 1
The respondent is in form four at the moment. The respondent suspected that she was pregnant while in school and waited till school closed to go to the hospital for check up and also confirm if she was pregnant. She didn't have to take a bre 1
The respondent is in form three at the moment. The abortion happened when she was in primary school. The respondent sent her friend to get the traditional herbs for her from the Maasai men who walk around with the herbs. 1
The respondent is in form three at the moment. The abortion happened when the respondent was in form one. She feared her mother finding out, but she had to know since she was rushed to the hospital. Her mother beat her afterwards and also t 1
The respondent is in form three at the moment. The abortion happened after her KCPE exam, that is she realised she was pregnant some time after her exams. The respondent after taking the medication for abortion from the pharmacy went and only 1
The respondent is not social with many people so has a few people in her circle. The respondent and the partner apart from using rhythm method, they also felt they were safe after HIV test. The respondent had symptoms like nausea, felt dizzy 1
The respondent is quite a story teller. She shared so much about her experiences with her abortions and indeed some were quite sad in as much as she shared them with a sense of humour. On her last abortion, she went to a public hospital for PA 1
The respondent is still in school and most of her friends who have had an abortion are also still in school(high school) Question 433(b) The money was borrowed by the respondent's aunty from her friends so she doesn't know whether she refunde 1
The respondent is still traumatised with the incident as she was forced to do the abortion by the person who was responsible for her pregnancy although he was neither her boyfriend nor husband. Q406.The respondent was not in school at the time 1
The respondent just completed form four. The respondent and the partner were using modern contraceptive method but stopped, because the boyfriend preferred not use condom. The respondent used the medication at the boyfriend's place because she 1
The respondent knew her hubby, then boyfriend, was not ready to have another child thus she had to look for an alternative before the husband knew about it. She sort help from their family doctor in a private facility whom she bribed with K 1
The respondent knew she was pregnant at 5months and that was at the facility and immediately requested for an abortion. The doctor performed MVA but didn't remove everything during the procedure so after some weeks she started having stomach 1
The respondent later on after using abortion medication and it worked, bought Maasai concoction herbs for sh300, said if was cleaning and removing all products of conception that may have remained. Didn't issue coupons because I have deplete 1
The respondent lives in Mtwapa however her rural home is in Bombolulu. 1
The respondent looked stressed and worried about her decision to terminate the pregnancy but according to her ,she had to do it because she was impregnated by a boyfriend yet she wanted to reconcile with her husband.Despite the complications, 1
The respondent lost 2 children who were twins few months after they were born. 3 days after abortion the respondent was still experiencing heavy bleeding, she consulted a Maasai who gave her some concoction which she was told it would clean he 1
The respondent lost her job, was abandoned and denied by the partner after he found out about the pregnancy although they wanted a child together and didn't use any contraceptives in preparation for a child. The respondent stopped going to sch 1
The respondent lost one child 1
The respondent lost one of her children shortly after birth. 3 days after taking the abortion pills, the respondent visited a clinic from which she was cleaned up, MVA 1
The respondent main reason for wanting to abort was because her baby was still very young, she was two months old. 1
The respondent mentioned is a sex worker and she told me most of them don't use protection and prefer taking Postinor 2 immediately after sex intercourse with every client.she mentioned that they are not afraid doing abortions when they hav 1
The respondent mentioned that her husband was unfaithful and that is why she didn't tell him about the pregnancy 1
The respondent mentioned that she later developed infection has been reoccurring and has never received any better treatment. 1
The respondent mentioned that she only realized that she was pregnant on the opening day of schools, when they were being tested for pregnancy at the gate. She said that in their school(Rae Girls secondary school), they we normally done 1
The respondent mentioned that she was taken to the private clinic by her mother so she was not talking much to the doctor. The doctor was a friend to the respondent's grandfather. The neighbour who gave the respondent a coupon just assumed sh 1
The respondent never told the neighbour however, she suspects her friend who was close to her neighbour must have told her that time. 1
The respondent never took a break while doing the abortion because she did it on a weekend and went to school on Monday as usual. 1
The respondent practices sex for money as a way of making a living. 1
The respondent prepared the concoction by herself and took pain killers while h she had bought from the the shop a few hours after drinking the concoction 1
The respondent procured the abortion during the school holidays so she didn't miss school. 1
The respondent realized she was pregnant at the time she wanted to leave the relationship so she approached her grandmother who is a traditional herbalist to give her the abortion juice which she says she don't know then name 1
The respondent requested for time to go attend to her baby that's why it took longer time 1
The respondent said that she regrets alot doing abortion since she has tried to get pregnant but it has failed, and she believes it because of the abortions she has done. 1
The respondent said her being unfaithful and getting pregnant led to their separation for sometime until after she aborted and told the partner. I didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 1
The respondent said she did not get tested for her pregnancy she says her elder sisters knew was pregnant from the symptoms the respondent had like vomiting. The respondent spoke with a traditional provider who was a neighbour at that time a 1
The respondent said she didn't buy the shubiri, her mom had initially bought one and she decided to use that one. She went and took Shubiri at her friends place to avoid her mum and brother from suspecting her. The boyfriend/ partner was in h 1
The respondent said she doesn't remember the hospital she went to but it was VOK. The doctor that helped her is from Aga Khan Hospital and also has his own clinic. The respondent's was administered with two doctors, 1 gave her the medication 1
The respondent said she is a sex worker. The respondent was in a college that she got through sponsorship and the institution usually conducts pregnancy tests, during this testing the respondent found out that she was pregnant and went home, 1
The respondent said she was not using any family planning because she wanted to have a child. However, the boyfriend at that time didn't want anything to do with the pregnancy or having a child. The relationship ended. The respondent also wen 1
The respondent said she will get three participants from a certain youth group she is in but she will first ask them if they have had an abortion. 1
The respondent said that she preferred to wait until her pregnancy was 6 months for her to go for an abortion as that's when its safe . She believes doing abortion when the pregnancy is in the first trimester is dangerous because you ca 1
The respondent said that her drink was drugged during one of the house parties she attended.The boy whom she woke up with the following morning has been avoiding her ever since she told him she was pregnant. The respondent was injected some me 1
The respondent said that she was not on any contraceptive because she didn't think that she could get pregnant mainly because according to her knowledge once you are on a 3 month injection after that you are supposed to have a 6 months break b 1
The respondent said the abortion happened when they were on December holiday that's why she didn't take a break from school. I didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 1
The respondent said the only person she told was her ex partner about the abortion, the others including her friends and neighbours knew when she was being rushed to the hospital and from the gossip in the community. The respondent also uses 1
The respondent said they sometimes use torch light after the phone is charged to help them with lighting. In 2020 the respondent's partner had not yet married her,he was still her boyfriend, they got married in 2023 officially. The responde 1
The respondent says after taking the pills she pushed the product of conception out but the placenta remained. She the inserted a cooking stick depends inside the mouth to trigger vomiting and remove the placenta as well. 1
The respondent says her friends give financial aid each time she gets pregnant so she is not planning to give have any children with the partner The respondent says the Doctor did not introduce himself for fear of being exposed. 1
The respondent says she is in a complicated marriage she is on and off at her husband's home. At the moment she is living at her parents home. She also says her husband was the first one who discovered that she was pregnant then later she bo 1
The respondent says she only knows two of her friends who are in Kilifi and they have not spoken for the last 12 months, however she will look for three women in her neighbourhood. The respondent had separated with her husband and he later on 1
The respondent seemed self-aware and made an independent decision about her abortion. She felt like the GYNAE did not treat her right because she had less money 3500 as opposed to the 5000 the gynae had asked for 1
The respondent seemed sure and was confident about her decision to terminate the pregnancy 1
The respondent separated with her first husband during the time she found out she was pregnant and decided to abort because she felt she couldn't manage to take care of three children alone. She got remarried later on. Didn't issue coupons bec 1
The respondent showed a little emotion in section 801-808. During the interview she mentioned she will never again have an abortion. I had to assure her that mine was not to judge her position and thus created a safe space for her. 1
The respondent sites that she is the sole provider at her home. Having a baby now will add another complications. Her boyfriend being understanding and knowing of her situation back at home supported her with the decision of ending the pregnan 1
The respondent started her abortion while in school, at that time she was in form two. She said that usually she doesn't buy omo while going to school, so the one she used to do the abortion was from a friend. She had to lie that the omo was 1
The respondent started the most recent abortion process at home after buying misoprostol in the pharmacy and the next day her friend took her to a certain private clinic where MVA was done although she was not given misoprotol only the produc 1
The respondent stated that she visited a private clinic where the doctor prescribed one oral tablet and instructed her to return the next day.The following day the doctor administered an injection (of unknown medication) due to advanced stage 1
The respondent stated that the husband had been very violent with her and during the pregnancy ,he beat her bad and broke her arm two times and she saw no need of keeping the pregnancy .Later on he discovered she had aborted the pregnancy and 1
The respondent stays alone because her child is with her mom. For the procedure doctor wanted sh4000 but the respondent talked to him and ended up paying sh3000. When the respondent went back to the hospital after the stomach pains, the doctor 1
The respondent still had her doubts after meeting for the interview. She wasn't so comfortable as much as she was concerned why the study was ending yet others haven't yet been interviewed. I explained to her we had had enough sample size need 1
The respondent still lives with her mom. She felt she was still too young to have a baby. She also felt bringing forth a baby would bean added responsibility to her mom considering she was also her mom's responsibility. At the time she reali 1
The respondent stopped going school at class seven, so wasn't in school at the time of the abortion. Both the respondent and the partner didn't have jobs when the respondent got pregnant. 1
The respondent stopped going to school after class eight. The respondent's one child died during labour. The respondent was pregnant at the time of the interview. I didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 1
The respondent stopped going to school after class eight. The respondent didn't buy mwarubaini, she just picked them from the farm they had. I have not issued Coupons because this interview is for kisauni and I have planned interviews in Mvit 1
The respondent stopped going to school at class eight. The respondent sent her friend who was the one who got the herbs for her. 1
The respondent stopped going to school at class eight. The respondent's husband was the boyfriend at the time of the abortion. Both the respondent and the partner didn't have a job at the time the respondent got pregnant. Pharmacist removed 1
The respondent stopped going to school at class eight. The respondent's main work is playing some Chinese games where they pay as low as sh10, so if you win you get your money back and more, if you lose,then even the deposited amount goes. Th 1
The respondent stopped going to school at class eight. The respondent's mother was the one who recommended the herbs, looked for the traditional herbs and gave to her after she told her she was pregnant and wanted to abort the pregnancy. 1
The respondent stopped going to school at class seven. The respondent had five pregnancies, 3 births, 1 abortion 2022 and miscarriage 2019 The respondent had the three year implant then removed it, she went and got injection for three months 1
The respondent stopped going to school at form three. The respondent said she didn't have to pay much for the medication since she knew the pharmacist. 1
The respondent stopped going to school at form three. The respondent's works both full-time and part-time. The respondent felt comfortable with the partner and didn't see the need of using contraceptive method plus he promised to marry her. Th 1
The respondent stopped going to school at form two. Didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 1
The respondent stopped going to school at form two. The respondent got pregnant by a man who is not her husband. This happened after they had a fight and separated. She met a guy friend spent two days with him and got pregnant. Out of fear si 1
The respondent stopped going to school in class eight and later went to vocational training college for beauty to be a beautician. The respondent's partner was married with another family and he was also cheating on her and emotionally abusin 1
The respondent stopped going to school in class four. The respondent aborted also because life at-home was hard and her partner abandoned her and even moved. The respondent's friend was the one who bought the medication since she knew of where 1
The respondent stopped going to school in class seven. The respondent had one miscarriage. The respondent said she didn't have knowledge on the different contraceptive methods at the time of the abortion. 1
The respondent stopped going to school in class six. The respondent's friend took her and helped in plucking the herbs from the farm for her for free. She didn't pay anything. Used the herbs for two days. 1
The respondent told me that doctor injected and tampered with the vigina and caused amniotic fluid to drain.she showed me the tools used was D&E and told her she would deliver the the foetus later at night and that she should come back the fol 1
The respondent told me that she had first used pills, misoprotol which didn't work.The pulls were bought by her friend and brought to her. She visited the facility from which the pills had been bought from and the health care worker drained t 1
The respondent took a break of 1 year because it was also during Covid_19 1
The respondent took herbs and the following day she had very severe pain with no bleeding then she went to the hospital for treatment. She told the doctor the truth and had MVA. She was never mistreated at the facility 1
The respondent took medication abortion pills after 2 days of testing though she started bleeding after a week. She didn't experience any pain or cramp prior. Q461:She took a break of 3 days and resumed school. Q612: She went to a private hosp 1
The respondent took pregnancy test by herself it turned out negative at first, then later her dad gave her money to go to a private clinic to get tested. It came out positive and the dad kept quarrelling her. She discussed with her boyfriend 1
The respondent tried medication abortion but didn't work at all so she used traditional herbs. Partner wanted her to keep pregnancy and even threatened to report her if she aborts the pregnancy to her mum. For this reason the respondent felt 1
The respondent used Shubiri- a traditional method which failed. She then went to a TBA who inserted a knitting needle into her cervix causing the abortion. 1
The respondent used a traditional herb called Linyoronyoro in Luhya to terminate the pregnancy. 1
The respondent used a traditional herb which she referred to it in its kikuyu name I.e Mkengeria (The stem is inserted in the vagina and the abortion occurs) 1
The respondent used a traditional method called Mkengeria which is a common plant used for abortion purposes in the kikuyu community. 1
The respondent used medication abortion first and got complications, that is she was over bleeding with severe back pain, then was rushed to the hospital by the husband and surgical procedure was conducted which was D&E. The respondent stopped 1
The respondent used other methods of abortion to end the pregnancy.First she used overdose of anti acids-omeprazole tablets then she used strong tea after one hour to terminate the pregnancy and it all went well. 1
The respondent used strong tea which in their opinion failed the same day they sought medication abortion. Even though they only know of one person who has conducted an abortion, they are willing to ask around to ensure the coupons don't die 1
The respondent used traditional herbs in her last abortion and went to the private clinic after 3 days and she did not say she was seeking abortion services at first she said she wanted to end smelly discharge and stomach pain after further pr 1
The respondent used traditional herbs to do her abortion. They however made her bleed so much that she had to seek medical care from marriestopes where she spent two nights.She however could not remember the name of the medication administerd 1
The respondent visited the health facility from which the abortion drugs were administered to her. She refused to go back home because she was afraid that the family members will know what she had done so she remained in the facility over nigh 1
The respondent wanted to keep the pregnancy but boyfriend was opposed so she sought abortion services from her grandmother who is a traditional herbalist. She says she was given some substances to drink and after few hours later the grandma in 1
The respondent wanted to keep the pregnancy but the boyfriend oppossed that he was not ready to marry her and take care of the child so he sought the abortion pills for her hence she don't know where she was just told he got them from the phar 1
The respondent wanted to keep the pregnancy but the boyfriend was opposed so he talked to a pharmacist who gave him the drugs with instructions. 1
The respondent wanted to space the children so she reached out to a friend who referred her to a private hospital for medication abortion. 1
The respondent was administered misoprostol and mifeprostol[Combi pack],with 3 dose inserted vaginally and the other one under the tongue.Subsequently,she experienced pain and later delivered she was 16 weeks pregnant at that time,all this was 1
The respondent was admitted at Makadara hospital for 4 nights due to complications 1
The respondent was advised by the fried to use a ma,e person to get him the drugs at the chemist because it cannot be sold to a,pregnant woman. The drug she used to abort the pregnancy is used to treat stomach ulcers The friend asked heplace i 1
The respondent was audible and confident. 1
The respondent was brought misoprostol by a doctor however in question 432a she doesn't know where he got them from. Question 306) The respondent was using male condom with her husband because at that time she got pregnant by her boyfriend an 1
The respondent was calm and gave adequate information but became emotional a the interview progressed.We took a break for her to calm down before completing the interview. 1
The respondent was diagnosed with depression, she has been going for therapy and counselling. The respondent didn't use contraceptive method because she hasn't been menstruating since she had an operation in 2012 during child birth, this preg 1
The respondent was eligible during screening, however,I ended the interview since I felt there were a lot of inconsistencies with her responses. The respondent said one week after having unprotected sex she started having symptoms of pregnan 1
The respondent was emotional throughout. She is in an abusive relationship and terminated the pregnancy to please her husband who paid for the procedure .She had to payback the husband because he blamed her for wasting money 1
The respondent was emotionally unstable but was okay discussing her experience 1
The respondent was feeling unwell so had medication that she was using, so when she sent her friend for the abortion medication and she came back, she took them and also took the medication that she has been using for being unwell. After some 1
The respondent was forced by the boyfriend to get rid of the pregnancy The boyfriend brought the abortion pills to her but didn't tell her where he had gotten them from.He is the one who told how she should use the pills 1
The respondent was four months pregnant but never knew anything and it's the mum, who saw the signs and decided to take her to the hospital for a test. She was done for abortion the very day she went for a pregnancy test. 1
The respondent was given two litres of a concoction which she took then the action started within four hours.one week later,she was given one litre which she was told was to clean her womb.she did not have any complications. 1
The respondent was impregnated by the boyfriend and it was him who financed the abortion. She went back to the same clinic from which she got the abortion pills when she experienced what she felt like to much cramps 1
The respondent was in class six, and preparing to go to class seven. The respondent's partner also abandoned her and blocked her number so communicating with him was impossible. 1
The respondent was in form 2 at the time and also the abortion happened during corona, they weren't in school. One week after the abortion the respondent went back to the hospital since she was feeling unwell. The respondent's friend was the 1
The respondent was in form four while the partner in college at the time of the abortion. The abortion happened when the respondent was home for the April holidays since didn't have to take a break from school. The respondent didn't pay anyth 1
The respondent was introduced to a herbalist by a friend. She was given some traditional concoction that is used to perform abortions. Hours after taking the concoction she started bleeding, she ran back to the friend who took her back to the 1
The respondent was married before but separated and then got remarried. And the pregnancy she aborted was from the first marriage. Used shubiri thrice. Didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 1
The respondent was married for 5 years,then they separated for 1 year. She become pregnant for another man after their separation but had to eliminate the pregnancy after her husband asked if they could get back together. It's now 2 months aft 1
The respondent was massaging her stomach when she started bleeding with hope of getting off all the remains of conception 1
The respondent was not given coupons so as to cut the wave of the key population 1
The respondent was not given the coupon so as to cut the growing wave of the key populations despite her willingness to recruit others to the study. 1
The respondent was not in relationship by the time of abortion, they had parted ways with the lover. Respondent told me that she experienced bleeding for a month after abortion but could not seek medical attention because of limited financial 1
The respondent was not in school at the time of the abortion, she had completed form four and also she wasn't married yet at the time of the abortion to the partner, they recently married. The respondent waited for the 3 weeks before she went 1
The respondent was not in school during the time of the abortion,it was after form 4. The Doctor and owner of the clinic is a Doctor from Makadara Hospital. The respondent was given four abortion medication and told to use as follows; 1st Swa 1
The respondent was not told of what to expect by the pharmacist but her friends are the ones who told her what to expect. 1
The respondent was on school holiday, so she did not miss school after abortion 1
The respondent was pregnant at the time of the interview and hasn't given birth, so that's why she has been pregnant twice, one abortion and the other one still pregnant and hasn't given birth. The respondent was injected with some medicatio 1
The respondent was pregnant when she came for the interview. The respondent's husband is different from the partner that got her pregnant and she aborted. The respondent was also preparing to travel for work in the gulf countries. When the r 1
The respondent was raped by her mathematics teacher that led to her pregnancy. This happened in 2021when she was in form one. Out of fear she never shared with anyone. After one month is when her her neighbour( her mums friend) noticed these 1
The respondent was raped by the uncle after she completed her fourth form. She never reported the case because he threatened her and she never visited any health facility during that time for care. She later realised she was pregnant when she 1
The respondent was referred by a friend to a TBA who gave her some substance to drink a glass early in the morning. She later was given half a glass of another substance on the same day.according to her this was to clear her womb of any rema 1
The respondent was still in school when she got pregnant. She tried calling her boyfriend after she confirmed she was pregnant but she got no response. She texted him about the situation but still the boyfriend did not respond. She then decid 1
The respondent was taken by the friend (Question 416) and the clinic operates on a referral basis and doesn't accept walk-ins. 1
The respondent was taken to a private clinic by her friend because she had severe bleeding, abdominal pain and was very weak. The private clinic did not see anything wrong with her so she was sent to Mikindani hospital a scan was done and s 1
The respondent was told by the boyfriend to terminate his the pregnancy that he was jot ready for the responsibilities so he procured for her the drugs hen e don't know if he was asked some of the questions 1
The respondent was told to put the medication under the tongue but out of fear, swallowed with water. She said she fears medicine. The respondent is still traumatised over the abortion and sometimes wakes up in the night with dreams of her ha 1
The respondent was tricked into having an abortion by the boyfriend and as such some questions in section 4 that is 425,426,426.1 and 432were hard for her to answer bearing in mind she wasn't present when the boyfriend procured the drugs and b 1
The respondent was using a modern family planning method but she ended up pregnant because of a torn condom. 1
The respondent was using electricity but it was disconnected last year, so they are using candle. The respondent's bleeding went for a week. 1
The respondent was using implant but removed upon expiry so she got pregnant betwen the period of removing the implant and before putting another. 1
The respondent was using implant contraceptive method but partner was opposed. She had to use injectable contraceptive method because it's hard for him to know. The respondent paid sh3000. TBA gave her the traditional herbs in two way; 1st pa 1
The respondent was using implants then she removed due to side effects and during that removal window she got pregnant. She realised she was pregnant when she went for another family planning method at the hospital upon pregnancy screening. Q 1
The respondent was using injectable but removed, then got pregnant. The respondent at the time of the abortion was in class six. The respondent after the abortion, had to stop going to school for two weeks, and during this time she lived at he 1
The respondent was using the daily pill, though she sometimes forgot to take in some days. Her husband died when she was one month pregnant. Before his death, she had informed him how she thought she might be pregnant. After his death, she f 1
The respondent wasn't given coupons so as to cut the chain of commercial sex workers. 1
The respondent wasn't in school at the time of the abortion, since she stopped going to school after form four. Another reason why the respondent didn't was to keep the pregnancy was because, she didn't have a job and at home they weren't ok 1
The respondent went back to the same doctor for some pain killers. The doctor performed the procedure at the respondent's friend's house who is also a very good friend of the doctor and the one who connected the respondent to the doctor. I did 1
The respondent went for infection medication because her friend who helped her told her to, just incase she got it. The respondent's partner didn't believe the baby was his because he was in Nairobi and she was in Mombasa, so this brought a lo 1
The respondent went to a pharmacy and bought the misoprostol, after three days nothing had happened she went back to the same pharmacy and explained to the pharmacist. He performed MVA and did not charge her anything. Therefore , question 41 1
The respondent went to a private clinic, the doctor is usually alone in the clinic. 1
The respondent went to a traditional provider for post abortion care after experiencing a post abortion complication and she was given other herbal concotions to treat vaginal infections. 1
The respondent went to the health facility since she was pregnant and bleeding to seek medication.She also had underlying condition- high blood pressure so the nurse who was attending to her informed her of the danger of keeping the pregnancy. 1
The respondent went to the pharmacy already with a written prescription that was given to her by a relative who is a nurse. 1
The respondent went to the private clinic after one month she was given some pain killers and she was to go for 3 injections for three consecutive days. 1
The respondent's current husband was the then boyfriend who bought the medication, in question 432 she doesn't know how much he paid. 1
The respondent's pregnancy was as a result of rape from the step father who she says drugged her and then defiled her. the decision to abort the baby was the mother's since according to their culture, such a child should not be born and if 1
The respondent's boyfriend bought for her misoprostol from a friend's pharmacy in Nairobi and brought them to her,therefore question 432 she doesn't know how much he paid. 1
The respondent's boyfriend bought the misoprostol for her. However, in question 423 a) she doesn't know where he got them, in question 424 she doesn't know the kind of person who gave him the misoprostol and also in question 432 she doesn't 1
The respondent's boyfriend brought her the herbal concoction and after one day she had health complications and was taken to a private clinic.She bled until she was partially unconscious therefore she couldn't explain the service she needed ho 1
The respondent's boyfriend procuredfor her the drugs so she says she doesn't know if he was asked the questions be ause they never talked about it. 1
The respondent's electricity was cut 2months ago, so they have been using candle. The respondent's mother was the one who was opposed to her using the contraceptive methods. She told her that she was still young. The respondent and the partne 1
The respondent's electricity was cut of in 2021, so since then they have been using candle. The respondent didn't have to pay for the herbs since the traditional provider was her neighbour so she gave her the herbs for free. The respondent fe 1
The respondent's first husband passed away. She met a partner, whom she courted and got pregnant for. She was using a 5 year implant though it had expired. The partner was very supportive at first but later changed and started neglecting her. 1
The respondent's friend bought the misoprostol pills 1
The respondent's friend gave her the herbs for free, since she brought them from her hometown in Taita from their farm. She used the alovera 3 times a day for 7days. I didn't issue coupons because I have depleted my coupons. 1
The respondent's friend was the one who bought for her misoprostol and she was also the one who took her for the MVA procedure. 1
The respondent's grand mother was the one who knew first and told her but she denied. The respondent decided to abort the pregnancy because there was too much problems at home, her family was punishing her for getting pregnant. She was chased 1
The respondent's grandmother is a traditional provider. She didn't have to pay for the traditional herbs because they were provided by her and for free. The respondent at the time of the abortion were on August holiday, so didn't have to take 1
The respondent's husband called a friend, who is a doctor and organized for the medication to be brought at their home. However, the respondent doesn't know how much the husband paid in question 432. She also doesn't know where the doctor wor 1
The respondent's husband denied the pregnancy wasn't his. Respondent stopped going to school after class eight. 1
The respondent's husband didn't want more children and after she found out she was pregnant she feared that the husband who was somewhat violent would get angry if he knew so she sought some three days refugee at her sister's place who is a n 1
The respondent's husband in not in Kenya, he works in Qatar, and due to work contract, he went last year, so he will return next year. The respondent's partner was the boyfriend. The respondent went with her friend for the medication, this 1
The respondent's husband left her after she had aborted and currently she is in a new relationship. She lost one child who was a twin birth. 1
The respondent's husband passed on through an accident while she was pregnant. She had to have an abortion as she already had 4 children left with her with no stable income. 1
The respondent's main source of power is koroboi The reason why the respondent and the boyfriend didn't also use modern ot traditional contraceptive is because he was sure he would marry her. The respondent's friend was the one who went for th 1
The respondent's mother was the one who made the decision for abortion and she took the respondent to a private clinic. Her mother was the one who told the auntie and warned the respondent not to mention to the boyfriend. Her mother wanted her 1
The respondent's neighbour was the one who told her that she was pregnant. The respondent and the partner both initially wanted a child but the partner denied when she got pregnant. 1
The respondent's one child died in 2021. The respondent had a friend who is friends with a doctor. This doctor came to her friends house since they knew each other and were friends and that's where they met and he gave her the abortion medica 1
The respondent's only child lives with her mom. The other reason why the respondent said she didn't want to keep the pregnancy was because the father of the first child abandoned her and the second child the father also abandoned her, she didn 1
The respondent's partner convinced her to end the pregnancy, he took the initiative of going to buy the medication from the pharmacy and brought to her to take. He told her to take the medication that it would help both of them. Q420, 430 The 1
The respondent's partner felt he wasn't ready to take care of a child and because the respondent already had a child with a different father and taking care of the child has not been easy, she decided to abort. Her child was also small at the 1
The respondent's partner was a married man with another family so did not feel ready to start another family outside. Traditional birth attendant referred her. The respondent was not worried at all since no one knew of her abortion. The respo 1
The respondent's partner works in a transport company so moves a lot and comes back sometimes after two months or three months. At the time of the abortion the respondent had lost her job because they were la yed off due to Corona. Her partne 1
The respondent's reason for abortion is that she was married but found out her then husband was cheating on her. That is he was having an affair outside their marriage. She became so stressed that not only didn't she have a reason for having a 1
The respondent's sister in law got the combipack for her where she works at Bamba hospital, therein question 424 the respondent doesn't know the kind of person who gave her sister in-law the combipack and in question 432 she doesn't know how 1
The respondent's sister went to buy the misoprostol for her because she had used them before. The respondent didn't know what the sister told the pharmacist. 1
The respondent's stopped going to school in class seven. The respondent had a seven pregnancies; 3 Abortions 1 miscarriage in 2015 3 Births When the respondent went to Marie stopes, she said before the doctor serves you they have to make su 1
The respondent's then husband left her after they had lived together for about 5 years. He didn't have a job in those years. He got a job in Uganda thus left the country. Coming back, the respondent realised he was having an affair with a woma 1
The respondent's two kids live with their father. The respondent tested herself then went again to the hospital to be really sure if she is pregnant. The respondent exchanged sex for money twice in the past month. 1
The respondent, while still a young couple in marriage, was blessed with her first born baby.after she realised she had conceived, she wasn't settled with the fact that both her and her husband were jobless. Having the baby will bea burden and 1
The respondent,mentioned she is self employed and also a sex worker in Q118. She got pregnant by one of her boyfriends who left her after realising she was pregnant. She had to have an abortion because she felt the baby could be an added resp 1
The respondents has a set of twins in 1 pregnancy and that is why she has 3 children in 3 pregnancies yet she aborted 1 The respondent was first given pills which she swallowed orally twice in the intervals of a day but the abortion could not 1
The same pharmacist who had sold her the pregnancy testing kit had suggested that he could help him incase she wanted to abort the pregnancy The same pharmacist sold her the pills to abort the pregnancy but asked her not to go to any health f 1
The woman does not regret her decision of having an abortion 1
The woman was quite regretful because she has never been able to conceive again since the abortion but still hopefull 1
This is has given birth 3 times. However, one child died hence question 303 is 2 as much as she has given birth 3 times. In question 401, this participant was given 3 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put two under the tongue and 1 in 1
This is was given 3 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put 2 in the vagina and one under the tongue. 1
This is was given 4 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put 2 under the tongue and 2 in the vagina. 1
This participant missed her period 3 times therefore did not see the need to take a pregnancy test. She went to a pharmacy in her neighbourhood and told the pharmacist that her friend was pregnant and needed to have an abortion.She was given 1
This participant became so emotional immediately section 4 was introduced. 1
This participant did a D and C at a private clinic( uzima white) Later had complications and then was taken to a public hospital ( mama Lucy ) for MVA. 1
This participant did the MVA at a pharmacy. She explains that this pharmacy has a single bed behind the shelves with a single bed and this is where the procedure was done. 1
This participant expressed that initially the husband wanted a child but three months into the pregnancy they separated therefore she did the abortion. 1
This participant got pregnant while using injectable and only got to know that she was pregnant at 4 months.She begun by using herbs to induce her abortion which led to her bleeding lightly for for days. She underwent another test to confirm w 1
This participant got pregnant while using injectable. Went to a pharmacy where she was given 4 pills, one orally, two under the tongue and one in the vagina. 1
This participant got the misoprostol from a private clinic where the provider administered the drugs and then immediately asked her to go home and wait there. 1
This participant has been pregnant 4 times, had 1 birth, 2 miscarriages and one abortion. In question 401, the participant was given 2 red pills for the abortion. 1
This participant has been pregnant 7 times, and has had 6 births. One birth resulted in triplets therefore 8 children. One child died. She had one abortion and so, the number of living children is 7. 1
This participant has had 3 pregnancies. Two resulted into live births but one died.The third one ended in an abortion. 1
This participant has has an abortion 3 times. One in 2024 and 2 in 2023. The pills she used for the abortion were given to her by a friend hence Don't know in question 430 and 440. 1
This participant is currently pregnant hence 0 at question 302. 1
This participant used one misoprostol pill which she was instructed to put under the tongue by her cousin. 1
This participant was given 2 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put one in the vagina and one under the tongue. 1
This participant was given 2 misoprostol pills. One in the vagina and one under the tongue. This did not work and therefore she went back to the same pharmacist and was given an injection which is unknown to her. 1
This participant was given 2 misoprostol pills. One under the tongue and one in the vagina. 1
This participant was given 3 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put 2 under the tongue and one in the vagina. 1
This participant was given 4 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put 2 under the mouth and 2 in the vagina. 1
This participant was given 4 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put two under the tongue and two in the vagina. 1
This participant was given a white and yellow pill at the pharmacy, From the chart she picked misoprostol in 432, she was charged 100 shillings only for the pills. 1
This participant was given misoprostol pills.She was instructed 4 in the vagina and 1 under the tongue. 1
This participant was given one misoprostol pill to put under the tongue. Asked to go home and only went back to the clinic once she started cramping. 1
This respondent was given 3 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put 2 under the tongue and 1 in the vagina. 1
This respondent was given misoprostol which she paid for 4500. It failed to work so, she went back to the same doctor for a D and C which she did not pay for hence 417 is zero. 1
This was a 18 year old who was married at15years. 401, she tried two methods 6days apart. 1st trial she inserted herbs in her vagina and waited but nothing happened . The herbs she had gotten from a forest with the help of a friend.After 6 day 1
This was her second abortion(2023 March), the first one was in Sept. 2022. she dropped out of school coz of pregnancy 1
This was her second abortion. Friend who already did abortion got her the pills 1
Took a break as she was going to collect some personal stuff 1
Took some time to get rid of the baby due to financial difficulties 1
Tye respondent did not tell the partner she had an abortion. The partner knew she was pregnant but doesn't know if she had an abortion or not. He left after knowing she was pregnant and they have not communicated since. 1
Upon confirming the pregnancy, the participant called her cousin who is a doctor and lied that her friend wanted abortion pills, the cousin sent the pills as a parcel and didn't charge her for the pills.The participant only paid for the par 1
Used a herb by the mukengeria herb to terminate her pregnancy. 1
Used mixed herbs to do abortion, she had very serious cramping and bled alot. She went to a private clinic after a week and was given pain medication. She told the Nurse there that she had abortion and she really quarrelled her but treated her 1
Used the herb called mukengeria to terminate her pregnancy. 1
Used the mukengeria herbs to terminate her pregnancy. 1
Very open 1
Very open and confident on the responses. 1
Was asked by the pharmacist that incase of any severe complications or death, shouldn't she sell him out or rather tell anyone that he's the who gave out the drugs. Was able ti identify the kind of drugs given from the chart. 1
Was given 3 misoprostol pills with the instruction to put 2 under the tongue and one in the vagina. 1
Was helped by the mother to procure abortion. The mother paid for everything 1
Was taken to hospital unconscious 1
We had to break for sometime since the baby was crying and needed her attention 1
We took a break 1
We took a break and resumed after sometime 1
Went back to the pharmacist after experiencing several bleeding with clots. Was given pain killers and pills to help clean the womb 1
Whe the respondent visited the public clinic for the abort service, the doctor used a curette on her.she told me this after showing her the picture on the methods of abortion.She allowed to go back home with the expections that she would bleed 1
When she went to buy the abortion pills, the pharmacist asked her to take pain killers first before taking the abortion pills. Respondent experienced bleeding for a month although it was light.At some point she had a smelly discharge and she w 1
When the respondent went to the pharmacy, she was not told what to expect and for that reason once she took the tablet and after few hours started bleeding, she became worried, scared and rushed to the hospital, there she didn't tell the doct 1
When the respondent went to the private hospital, no health care provider gave their name, instead she got their names from their badges. Before the doctor performed the surgical procedure, the respondent was injected with medicine to avoid o 1
While asking around; a friend told the participant that she knew someone who could get her the misoprostol. She gave her the money and she brought her the drugs. She did not tell her where she got them from. She gave her 2 pills, one to put u 1
While still bleeding after aborting,respondent visited a chemist after she saw some funny discharge and was given anti5to treat the infection 1
Woman is married to a drunkard she aborted for the fear of having to take all the responsibilities. She sells groceries for survival 1
drug. She talked to the doctor 2 days later where the doctor told her to get antibiotics. She got pregnant the one time she went to exchange sex for money. 1
her womb like he was stirring porrige then pressed her stomach. The contents poured in a bucket. Then he started picking 'things' and throwing in the bucket. The experience left her very traumatised. 1
it up. 1
to do away with the bleeding. 1
when the bleeding stops 1
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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