Postnatal care service utilisation and associated factors among multiparous women in Buyamba County, Rakai District Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advancements in the use of maternity care services, certain nations in sub-Saharan Africa continue to record unacceptable rates of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in the postnatal period. This study aimed to assess the level of postnatal care service utilisation and associated factors among multiparous women in Buyamba County, Rakai District, Uganda.

Method

A community-based cross-sectional study involving women who had two or more children was conducted in four sub-counties of Buyamba County. Study participants were recruited using a systematic sampling technique. A structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used to gather data. Descriptive, bivariate and modified poisson regressions were computed using STATA version 14. Stat

SUBMITTER: Nakayima R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742198 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature