Multi-County Survey on Abortion

Keprecon coordinated the WHO Multi-County Survey on Abortion-related Morbidity from 2016 to 2019. This was a large cross-sectional study funded by the World Health Organization that aimed to investigate the frequency of abortion in a worldwide network of health facilities.

The study collected information on all women presenting with abortion-related complications in the hospital facilities during a three-month period. In Kenya, the survey was carried out in 23 health facilities from 11 counties namely, Nairobi, Kiambu, Murang’a, Nyeri, Nakuru, Baringo, Kericho, Bomet, Kitale, Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet.