Unintended pregnancies among young women living in urban slums: evidence from a prospective study in Nairobi city, Kenya
This paper examines unintended pregnancies among young women, aged 15–22, in informal settlements in Nairobi
Abstract
Despite the significant proportion of young people residing in slum communities, little attention has been paid to the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges they face during their transition to adulthood within this harsh environment. Little is known about the extent to which living in extreme environments, like slums, impact SRH outcomes. This paper aims to fill this research gap by examining unintended pregnancies among young women aged 15–22 in two informal settlements in Nairobi.
This research is funded under the Department for International Development’s Strengthening Evidence for Programming on Unintended Pregnancy (STEP UP) which is led by the Population Council
Citation
. Donatien Beguy, Joyce Mumah,Lindsey Gottschalk. Unintended pregnancies among young women living in urban slums: evidence from a prospective study in Nairobi city, Kenya. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7): e101034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101034