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Northern Kenya counties registered improved but least usage of family planning in a recent survey but Central Kenya counties leapt even higher except for Kirinyaga which regressed.
A comparison of the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) and the 2022 one released on Tuesday shows all the Garissa, Wajir and Mandera have added the percentage of the women who are using any form of birth control.
Garissa county recorded the largest increase, from 5.5 per cent in 2014 to 12.7 per cent in 2022 followed by Wajir which moved from 2.3 to 3.0. Mandera recorded the lowest improvement, but also the lowest score of birth control in the country at paltry 2.1 up from 1.9 percent in 2014.
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