| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Postnatal period is a six-week interval between birth of a new born and the
return of the reproductive organs to their normal non pregnant state. Mothers and their
newborn babies are vulnerable to illnesses and deaths during this period. Thus this study was
carried out to “identify the factors influencing mothers to utilize post natal services in
Nabiganda village, Butaleja District.
Method: The study adopted cross-sectional and descriptive study designs using both
qualitative and quantitative approaches of data collection. A total of 50 mothers using
purposive and convenient sampling were used with pretesting semi structured questionnaires
Results: The highest number of respondents 192(50%) disagreed that the level of education
influences the uptake of postnatal care services in Nabiganda village, however 115 (30%) of
the respondents agreed, and 77(20%) were not sure. The majority of the respondents 192
(50%) agreed that the first pregnancy influences mothers to uptake postnatal services,
77(20%) both strongly agreed and were not sure. However a significant number 115(30%) of
the respondents disagreed. The majority 277 (72%) of the respondents disagreed that access
to postnatal care services depends on the number of pregnancy and deliveries attained,
77(20%) agreed and 15(4.0%) were both unsure and strongly agreed. Majority 230(60%) of
the respondents agreed that providing health education at the facilities influences the
utilization of postnatal care services, 77(20%) strongly agreed, 54(14%) disagreed and there
were no respondents who strongly disagreed. However only 23(06%) of the respondents were
not sure
Conclusion and recommendations: According to this study, it has been concluded that the
determinants for postnatal care utilization are majorly education level of the mother and that
of the partner, ill health after delivery, place of delivery and marital status of women. The
health unit needs to conduct routine and continuous health education to mothers so as to
discuss different maternal mental health problems including postnatal depression. | en_US |
