Unwelcome surprise – preventing unplanned births in Kenya

Kenya is going through a ‘demographic transition’. Contraceptive use rose from 33 per cent of married women in 1993 to 39 per cent in 1998 - one of the highest rates in sub-Saharan Africa. But a large proportion of births are still unplanned. A study by the UK University of Southampton looks at the factors that increase the chance of unplanned pregnancy.