Fact sheet: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra Leone Posted on 15/05/2023 (04/08/2025) by David Waiganjo PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS Fact sheet: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra Leone Health and Wellbeing and Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) May 2023 Factsheet The information in this fact sheet is based on findings from a study conducted in Sierra Leone by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Statistics Sierra Leone, the African Population and Health Research Center, and Guttmacher Institute to estimate the incidence of induced abortions, the characteristics of women who seek abortion-related care in health facilities, the nature of abortion-related complications that women present with, and the care they receive in Sierra Leone. Download CONTRIBUTORS Senior Research Officer Kenneth Juma Kenneth Juma is an epidemiologist and senior research officer within… View Profile Research Scientist Ramatou Ouedraogo Ramatou is a Research Scientist at the African Population and… View Profile Statistician Esther Mutuku Esther is a statistician at APHRC, with a research focus… View Profile