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Factors Influencing Antenatal Care Attendance for the First Trimester
(Makerere University, 2019-08-29)
The 2016 UDHS revealed that 29% of the respondents were found to have attended ANC in the first trimester as recommended by WHO. Early antenatal care is a critical opportunity for health providers to deliver care and ...
Factors Influencing Antenatal Care Service Utilisation among Pregnant Women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-19)
The study was about ANC service utilization among pregnant women in Uganda. Specifically, the objectives of the study established the association between socio-economic, demographic factors and ANC service utilization.
Secondary ...
The Determinants of an Infant’s Weight at Birth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-08-15)
World Health Organization (WHO) estimates almost 30 million low weight births annually (23.4% of all births), which often face short and long term health consequences. While the global prevalence of small sized births has ...
An Analysis on Antenatal care visits made by Expectant mothers in Uganda: A case study of MK clinic in Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2019-10-21)
The objective of this study was to analyse Antenatal Care visits made by women at MK Clinic in Mbarara district for the period 2016 to 2018. The assessment was based on monthly data collected from MK Clinic through Marie ...
Factors influencing the completion of four antenatal care (ANC) visits among expectant mothers in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-07)
Pregnancy is one of the important periods in the life of a woman, a family, and society (WHO, 2009) However, for the pregnancy to yield a healthy baby key aspects must be accomplished appropriately and one of such in ...
Factors that determine Antenatal Care Attendence among young mothers in Nebbi General Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
The study was an investigation of the factors influencing utilization of Antenatal Care Services
among teenage Mothers attending at Nebbi General Hospital. Specifically, to establish the effect
of mother’s age at first ...
Factors Influencing the Utilization of Antenatal Care Services Among Pregnant Mothers in Kigezi Region
(Makerere University, 2019-10-24)
Antenatal care is one of the fundamental elements of essential obstetric care. It helps in decreasing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in low and middle income countries. This study aimed at understanding and ...
Factors Influencing the Choice of Skilled Antenatal Care Service Providers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019)
This research explores the factors influencing the choice of skilled ANC service providers in
Uganda. While most of the current literature concentrates much on the number of ANC visits,
this research reveals the driving ...
Determinants of Antenatal Care Service utilization among Women (15-49): A Case Study of Bunyoro Region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-20)
Antenatal health care services include all forms of assistances provided by skilled health care professionals to pregnant women and adolescent girls in order to ensure the best health conditions for both mother and baby ...
Knowledge of Teenage Mothers on Maternal Health: A Case Study of Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09-20)
The UDHS 2016 reports maternal mortality rate of 336 deaths per 100,000 live births. Teenage girls are physically and psychologically immature for reproduction. Therefore, several medical complications such as preterm ...