Open Access<p>Determinants of Postpartum Contraception Use Among Teenage Mothers in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Doreen Loy Muyama,
Milton W. Musaba,
Ronald Opito,
David Jonah Soita,
Julius Wandabwa,
Dinah Amongin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access journal of contraception
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1527
DOI - 10.2147/oajc.s281504
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , demography , postpartum period , family planning , logistic regression , odds ratio , confidence interval , pregnancy , population , postnatal care , obstetrics , family medicine , environmental health , research methodology , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics
In Uganda, the proportion of women having another live birth before age 20 years (repeat adolescent birth) has not declined in 30 years. More women want to delay the next birth. We determined the prevalence and factors associated with postpartum contraceptive use among teenage mothers in Mbale City.