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GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

"...In 2008, an estimated 1.2 million unintended pregnancies occurred in Uganda, representing more than half of the country's 2.2 million pregnancies. Such unintended pregnancies result in two main outcomes—unplanned births and abortion. According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, more than four in 10 births (43%) are unplanned. The proportion of births that are unplanned is higher among rural, poor and less educated women than among their urban, wealthier and better educated counterparts. Additionally, women in the Eastern and North regions had the highest proportions of unplanned births (50–54%), while the proportions among women living in Karamoja, Kampala and the Central 1 and Southwest regions were lower (12–37%) than the national average...."

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 GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

"...In 2008, an estimated 1.2 million unintended pregnancies occurred in Uganda, representing more than half of the country's 2.2 million pregnancies. Such unintended pregnancies result in two main outcomes—unplanned births and abortion. According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, more than four in 10 births (43%) are unplanned. The proportion of births that are unplanned is higher among rural, poor and less educated women than among their urban, wealthier and better educated counterparts. Additionally, women in the Eastern and North regions had the highest proportions of unplanned births (50–54%), while the proportions among women living in Karamoja, Kampala and the Central 1 and Southwest regions were lower (12–37%) than the national average...."

URL to article: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/IB-Unintended-Pregnancy-Uganda.html