Determinants of unintended pregnancy among women attending antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital.

ABSTRACT: Background:  Unintended pregnancy predisposes women of child-bearing age to risk factors like maternal deaths, poor child outcomes, mental illness because of stress, risky abortion, and vertical transmission of HIV. According to the Kenya Demographic Health Survey in 2014, 34% of the pregnancies were unintended and in the year 2020 it rose to 41.9% (Monitoring, 2020).  Determinants of unintended pregnancy among women attending antenatal clinics in Kenya is diverse and is poorly understood due to no representative information. The objective of the study was to determine the factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women attending antenatal clinic particularly their individual factors, family planning practices and health facility-based factors. Method:  A cross-secti

SUBMITTER: Ojuok R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9606630 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature