Wanjala S, Murugu N M, Mati J G
Ciba Found Symp. 1985;115:41-53. doi: 10.1002/9780470720967.ch5.
A retrospective analysis of 95 deaths due to abortion at the Kenyatta National Hospital between 1974 and 1983 showed that the average death rate over the 10-year period was high: nearly three deaths per 1000 abortion admissions. The mean hospital stay was 12 days. Of the 95 abortions 76 (80%) were induced or were likely to have been induced. Septic abortion with its complications accounted for 97.4% of the deaths from induced abortion. Among the deaths from spontaneous abortion, 52.6% were due to haemorrhagic shock compared to 47.4% due to sepsis. In this study 76.9% of the deaths occurred among women who were widowed, divorced or unmarried. Adolescents (age 19 or younger) accounted for 23 (24.2%) of the deaths. In this latter group there was evidence of interference in 22 (95.7%).
对1974年至1983年间肯雅塔国家医院95例堕胎死亡病例进行的回顾性分析表明，在这10年期间平均死亡率很高：每1000例堕胎入院病例中近有3例死亡。平均住院时间为12天。在95例堕胎病例中，76例（80%）是人工引产或可能是人工引产。感染性流产及其并发症占人工流产死亡病例的97.4%。在自然流产死亡病例中，52.6%死于失血性休克，败血症导致的死亡占47.4%。在这项研究中，76.9%的死亡发生在丧偶、离婚或未婚女性中。青少年（19岁及以下）占死亡病例的23例（24.2%）。在这后一组中，有证据表明22例（95.7%）存在干预情况。
