A survey done in Nairobi and Bungoma shows only five per cent of young people in that group discussed contraception with health personnel. A larger proportion (92 per cent) did not discuss contraception with either a field health worker or at a health facility. Hadassah had her first conversation with a health professional on contraceptives when she was 21 and pregnant. According to Africa Population and Health Research Centre, Kenya spent Sh500 million in the treatment of complications arising from unsafe abortions. "It is based on the recognition of the importance of contraception that we have in place legislative provisions to enable access methods and information about contraception," reads the report.

Source: The Star November 23, 2019 02:03 UTC