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Abstract
Unsafe abortion remains an avoidable cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in East Africa. However, little is known about abortion incidence or abortion-related complications among refugee populations in Uganda, which hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa (estimated at 1.6 million refugees in 2023). To fill this critical evidence gap and support program planning and advocacy, the Baobab Research Program Consortium (RPC), in collaboration with the Guttmacher Institute, implemented the first-ever Abortion Incidence Complications Method (AICM) in refugee settings in Uganda. The main objectives of this study were to measure the incidence of abortion; determine the severity of abortion-related complications; and assess the capacity of the health system to offer post-abortion care to women living in all 13 refugee settlements in Uganda.