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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationFigure 3.13.7. High termination rates may reflect good provision of abortionservices or poor availability of contraception services. Attitudes tocontraception and the willingness to access services also affect terminationrates.Trend data for Barnsley (ONS figures) show an increase in the percentage ofconceptions leading to abortion since 1998, when 28.2% of under 18conceptions ended in terminations, compared to 42% in 2007. However thepercentage of conceptions leading to abortion in 2007 in Barnsley is lowerthan the Yorkshire and the Humber (46%) and England (51%) averages.Figure 3.13.7 Under 18s Abortion Rates 1998-2007Source: Office for National Statistics and Teenage Pregnancy Unit605040Percentage (%)30201001998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007YearEngland Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire BarnsleyFigure 3.13.8 Under 18s Conceptions % leading to abortions 1998 to 20071998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007England 42.4 43.5 44.8 46.1 45.8 46.0 46.0 46.9 48.9 51.0Yorkshire andthe Humber36.5 39.1 38.9 38.6 39.9 38.9 38.8 40.6 43.5 46.0South Yorkshire 37.2 39.5 39.6 39.5 41.9 38.0 39.7 41.0 45.9Barnsley 28.2 28.7 35.7 30.6 34.4 30.9 42.3 36.2 41.9 42.03.14 Childhood ImmunisationsThe immunisation programme is an essential part of protecting children'shealth. Rates of uptake in Barnsley are very high. Measles, Mumps andRubella (MMR) immunisation uptake rates are significantly higher than thenational average. Figure 3.14.1 illustrates that the Immunisation rates of theMMR vaccination of children by their 2 nd birthday in Barnsley.- 39 -