FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW UTILIZATION OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS AT ENTEBBE REGIONAL REFFERAL HOSPITAL, WAKISO DISTRICT.
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https://doi.org/10.71020/jwhr.v3i2.64Keywords:
Utilization of Modern contraceptives, Family planning, Postnatal mothers, Entebbe Regional Referral HospitalAbstract
Background
Globally, it is estimated that about 41.2% of women in the postpartum period use modern contraceptives worldwide. The study assessed the utilization of modern contraception and associated factors among postnatal mothers at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital.
Methodology
Adopted a facility-based quantitative cross-sectional research design in Entebbe Regional Referral, located in the central business district of Entebbe town, in Wakiso District. The study included postnatal mothers who were at the postnatal ward of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital at the time of data collection, and a sample of 50 respondents.
Results
(48%) were Catholics. (46%) had attended secondary level. (90%) were married. (65%) knew that the main purpose of using modern contraceptives was to prevent pregnancy. (80%) had resumed their menses. (88% had resumed sexual activity. (68%) noted that postnatal mothers were not safe to use modern contraceptives during breastfeeding. (60%) were not using modern contraception. (60%) were not using modern contraceptives at the moment. (52%) were encouraged to use contraceptives by the health workers. (70%), Their culture did not advise them to use contraceptives during breastfeeding. (64%) lived between 0-119km away from the health facility. (76%) delivered by spontaneous vertex delivery. (92%) delivered from the health facility. (72%) rated the attitude of the health workers as welcoming. (82%) had access to family planning services from the health facility. (54%) spent a long time at the health facility.
Conclusion
Utilization of modern contraceptives was very low, and these factors were: parity, having resumed sexual intercourse, resumption of menses, normal vaginal delivery, poor perception of modern contraceptives, and lack of counselling on modern contraceptives during postnatal visits.
Recommendation
The Hospital administration of Entebbe Regional Referral should consider intense counselling about modern contraception, especially when mothers come for YCC and ANC services.
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