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| Surgeons conduct an operation on a patient at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital. The hospital has raised alarm over the number of women procuring abortions. [Photo: File/Standard] |
Kisii, Kenya: More than half (60 per cent) of all pregnancies to women under the age of 25 ended in an abortion in Kisii since July this year, a study has revealed.
Figures from the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) also indicate that this compares with 22 per cent of the total deliveries recorded in the hospital.
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