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dc.contributor.authorAtwiine, Gloria
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-05T07:43:55Z
dc.date.available2022-05-05T07:43:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.identifier.citationAtwiine, G. (2022). Factors affecting neonatal mortality among teenage girls in Uganda. Unpublished undergraduate dissertation. Makerere University, Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12142
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the College of Business And Management Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science Degree of Makerere Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study examined the factors affecting neonatal morality among teenage girls in Uganda. Three specific objectives were examined; relationship between socio-demographic factors, economic factors, maternal factors with neonatal mortality. The study used secondary data which was collected by UBOS in 2016 regarding the country`s demography ad health. The data was presented at three levels; univariate, bi-variate and multi-variate analysis. Bivariate results showed a significant statistical association between currently pregnancy and neonatal mortality (p=0.000). The rate was highest among teenagers who were currently pregnant (22.8%). Neonatal mortality was highest among babies weighing more 3.8kg (7.1%). This differential was statistically significant as the p-value was less than 0.05 (p=0.040). Neonatal mortality was highest among women who never attended antenatal care (29.4%). This differential was statistically significant (p=0.000). Neonatal mortality was highest among women who were not using contraceptives at 5.9%. This differential was statistically significant (p=0.012). Neonatal mortality was highest among women who never breastfed their children (64%). This differential was statistically significant (p=0.000). Multivariate results showed that teenage pregnancy is a determining factor for neonatal mortality (p=0.001). The odds of baby to survive was highest among teenagers who are currently not pregnant compared to teenagers who are currently pregnant (OR=0.138; CI=0.045-0.423), weight of the baby was also a determining factor for neonatal mortality (p=0.001). The odds of survival among the new born was highest among babies with normal weight compared to over and under weight babies (OR=0.842; CI=0.220-3.221), antenatal care was also determining factor for neonatal mortality (p=0.047). The odds of survival among the new born was highest among teenagers who attended antenatal care compared to those who never attended antenatal care (OR=5.283; CI=0.952-1.36) and breast feeding was a determining factor for neonatal mortality (p=0.003). The odds of survival among the new born was highest among women who breast fed their children compared to those who never breastfeeding their babies (OR=1.950; CI=1.647-1.496). Therefore, the researcher recommends to encouraging and educate young women the importance of consuming a proper balanced diet during pregnancy, encouraging girl child education and sexual education for both school going teenagers and non-school going teenagers, encouraging young mothers to attend antenatal care so as to acquire more knowledge which is related to maternal health and educating them about the importance of breastfeeding.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere universityen_US
dc.subjectNeonatal mortalityen_US
dc.subjectTeenage girlsen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleFactors affecting neonatal mortality among teenage girls in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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