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A drop in the use of contraceptives may see Kenya record an increased number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, a report by the Ministry of Health shows.
Data by Kenya Health Indicator Survey (KHIS) 2021, shows that contraceptive use dropped from 5.4 million in 2019, to 5 million in 2020, attributing this to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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