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Shock of 500,000 Abortions Procured in Kenya Last Year

The People – Online August 22, 2013 Despite abortion being banned in the new Constitution, almost 500,000 Kenyans pro- cured unsafe abortions last year alone,

Entry Into Motherhood Among Adolescent Girls in Two Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

Authors: Donatien Beguy, Robert Ndugwa and Caroline W. Kabiru Summary The contribution of adolescents’ childbearing to total fertility rates in many sub-Saharan African countries is

Rift Valley Has Highest Abortion Rate

The Star – Online August 22, 2013 MORE than 465,000 induced abortions were procured last year countrywide, the government has said. According to a government

Seeing Like a State in Africa: Data Needed

By: Justin Sandefur, APHRC-CGD Data for African Development Working Group Member *This blog was originally posted on the Center for Global Development website. View the

Emotional and Psychosocial Aspects of Menstrual Poverty in Resource-Poor Settings

Authors: Crichton, J., Okal, J., Kabiru, C.W., & Zulu, E.M. (2013). Abstract We introduce the concept of “menstrual poverty” to categorize the multiple deprivations relating

Delaying Sexual Debut as a Strategy for Reducing HIV Epidemic in Kenya

Authors: Onsomu, E.O., Kimani, J.K., Abuya, B.A., Arif, A.A., Moore, D., Duren-Winfield, V., & Harwell, G. Abstract The study purpose was to determine the association

Adolescent Home-Leaving and the Transition to Adulthood: A Psychosocial and Behavioural Study in the Slums of Nairobi

Authors: Thaddaeus Egondi, Caroline Kabiru, Donatien Beguy, Kanyiva Muindi,Richard Jessor Abstract Home-leaving is considered an important marker of the transition to adulthood and is usually

Over 400,000 Abortions in Kenya Last Year

Capital News [Capital FM] – Online August 21, 2013 NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 21 – A new survey released on Wednesday shows that there were 464,690

The Fading Fad of Flying Toilets Improves Health in Urban Slums

By Blessing Mberu, Patricia Elungata and Diana Warira May 2, 2013 A new toilet block constructed by APHRC in Korogocho slum, Nairobi. For decades improper

Ministry of Health Publishes Charter on Abortion

Standard Digital News August 21, 2013 Nairobi, Kenya: Hundreds of thousands of women continue to suffer the pain of backstreet abortions almost three years after

Predictors of Sexual Debut Among Young Adolescents in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Authors: Marston, M., Beguy, D., Kabiru, C., & Cleland, J. Since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, the protection of adolescents’ sexual and

Married Women Dominate Shock Report on Unsafe Abortions

Standard Digital News August 21, 2013 Director of Medical Services Dr Francis Kimani (left) and a member of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board Dr