Factors influencing utilization of maternal health services by adolescent young mothers aged 15-19 years in Kiryandongo general hospital

dc.contributor.authorOmona, Kizito
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-29T14:50:14Z
dc.date.available2021-03-29T14:50:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-29
dc.description.abstractBackground: In Uganda, 25 % of adolescents age 15-19 have already begun childbearing, 19 % have already given birth and another 5 % pregnant with their first child. Utilization of maternal health services is, therefore, an effective approach to reducing the risk of maternal morbidity and mortality. Low utilization of Maternal Health Services (MHS) has been registered in many parts of Uganda. Objective: To identify the key factors that influenced the utilization of MHS by adolescent young mothers aged 15-19 years in Kiryandongo general Hospital Methods: A Cross Sectional analytical design, both quantitative and qualitative was used. A total of 98 adolescent young mothers were randomly selected. Data was collected using semi-structure questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 19. Results: Level of utilization of MHS was 44.9%. The socio-demographic (personal) factors that significantly influenced MHS utilization were; maternal age (COR= 0.29; 95% CI: 0.13-0.67, p = 0.003), husband’s education level (COR= 0.19; 95% CI: 0.08-0.47, p =0.000) and husband’s monthly income (COR= 0.35; 95% CI: 0.15-0.80, p = 0.012). Health System factors that influenced MHS utilization included; Time for travelling to reach health facility (COR=2.39;95% CI: 1.03-5.52, p = 0.040) and Cost of the health services (COR= 2.68; 95% CI: 1.17-6.15, p =0.019). Conclusion: Strategies in addressing decision making norms, engaging in massive community dialogue and designing appropriate communication strategies may help improve MHS utilizationen_US
dc.identifier.citationIsaac Ocheng, I.V. O., Ika, E., & Omona, K., 2021. Factors Influencing Utilization of Maternal Health Services by Adolescent Young Mothers Aged 15-19 Years in Kiryandongo General Hospital. International Journal of Medicine, 9 (1), pp 31-39.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/2638
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Health;9 (1)
dc.subjectAdolescent Young Mothersen_US
dc.subjectMaternal Health Services (MHS)en_US
dc.subjectMaternal Health Services Utilizationen_US
dc.subjectHealth System Factorsen_US
dc.subjectKiryandongo General Hospital (KGH)en_US
dc.titleFactors influencing utilization of maternal health services by adolescent young mothers aged 15-19 years in Kiryandongo general hospitalen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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