TOPIC

Evaluation of Factors that Influence High Morbidity Rate in Pregnant women Attending Antenatal Care at Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital (KIUTH), Bushenyi District, Uganda.

AUTHORS

Namwokoyi Deo

ABSTRACT
The study assessed factors influencing high morbidity rate among pregnant mothers and the
objectives of the study were, to assess the common pregnancy morbidities occurring among
the pregnant mothers and to identify factors that influence occurrence of pregnancy
morbidities among pregnant mothers attending ANC services at KIUTH. The study area was
conducted at KIUTH found in Ishaka–Bushenyi municipality in Bushenyi District Western
Uganda in which a descriptive cross-sectional study was used on a total of 60 mothers were
interviewed when they meet the inclusion criteria and involved interacting with those
pregnant mothers that came to KIUTH for antenatal and other health services. The study
found out that, the highest pregnancy morbidity identified was UTI in pregnancy, 20% of the
pregnant mothers had had a UTI during their pregnancy also none of the mothers who
participated in the study ever experienced ectopic pregnancy and lastly majority 19(31.7%)
of the mothers said they experienced different pregnancy morbidities because they are
always at work and have no resting time. Although a number of ways have been put in place
to reduce pregnancy related morbidities, not all mothers have attained enough knowledge
on them thus the following are recommendations; Pregnant mothers should be encouraged
to always attend ANC services so that any pregnancy morbidities can be identified and
treated in time, the government should supply more mosquito nets to pregnant mothers so
as to reduce incidences of malaria, and it should also sensitize men about importance of a
domestic violent free home so as to reduce cases of domestic violence and lastly others
should be sensitized not to sell off all their crop produce that usually leaves them with no
food to eat.
Keywords: Pregnancy morbidities, antenatal care, Bushenyi district, UTI

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PUBLISHED

2023-02-2

HOW TO CITE

Namwokoyi Deo (2023).Evaluation of Factors that Influence High Morbidity Rate in Pregnant women Attending Antenatal Care at Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital (KIUTH), Bushenyi District, Uganda. INOSR Experimental Sciences 11(1):99-111.