Estimating abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy among adolescents living in refugee settlements in Uganda
Adolescents living in refugee settlements have high rates of induced abortion and unintended pregnancy. Expanding access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, including safe abortion and contraception, is critical. In particular, efforts should focus on strengthening supply chains, ensuring sexual and reproductive health is integrated into humanitarian programming, and strengthening community outreach to disseminate safe abortion information and make contraceptive services more accessible.
Authors
- George Odwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-2366)
- Margaret Giorgio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0006-9465)
- Peter Kisaakye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-2078)
- Bonnie Wandera
- Stephanie Küng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2226-6355)
- Yohannes Dibaba Wado
Institutions
- Guttmacher Institute (US)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- British Council (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Conflict and Health
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-026-00782-5
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00