Browsing by Author "Apili, Felister"

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    Prevalence and factors associated with Modern Contraceptive use among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 years in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, Northern Uganda
    (Lira University, 2023) Amony, Sandra Sally; Udho, Samson; Apili, Felister
    Background: World Health Organization revealed that about 23 million adolescents have their modern contraceptive needs not yet met. In Uganda, 12% of the adolescents in this age group are using modern contraceptives, with the lowest odds in the northern region. We determined the prevalence and factors associated to utilization of modern contraceptives among adolescents’ girls aged 15 to 19 years in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, Adjumani district. Methodology: This is a community-based cross-sectional study to investigate modern contraceptive use among adolescents’ girls aged 15 to 19 years. Using probability sampling methods, 400 participants were selected. Questionnaires were pretested and data collectors trained. Data was analyzed using STATA. Results: 60% of the participants fell within the age range of 15-17 years, and all were females. 51.75% utilized modern contraceptives, multivariate analysis showed that Muslim girls were 2.45 times more likely to use modern contraceptives than protestants (AOR=2.45, 95% CI=1.22-4.91, p=0.012). girls who had not been pregnant were 76% less likely to use modern contraceptives (AOR=0.24, 95% CI=0.15-0.41, p<0.0010. the odds of modern contraceptive use reduced by 58% for those unaware of modern contraceptives (AOR=0.42, 95% CI=0.24- 0.71, p=0.001), 62% for those uncomfortable discussing it with health care providers (AOR=0.38, 95% CI=0.22-0.64, p<0.001). Conclusions: Modern contraceptive use among the adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 years in Pagirinya Refugee settlement was significantly high compared to other studies. Keywords: Adolescents, modern contraceptive, refugee, determinants, prevalence.
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    Prevalence and factors associated with use of traditional medicine to induce abortion amongst female aged 18-49 years in lira district
    (Lira University., 2023) Ebong, Doryn; Apili, Felister
    Background: In Uganda about 58.8% of women use traditional medicine to induce abortion. The use of traditional medicine in treatment of other infections has been reported among the general population. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with the use of traditional medicine to induce abortion among female of child bearing age (18-49 years in Lira district. Methods: A mixed method research design with both quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches were enjoyed. Data was collected from 95 women under post abortion care using semi-structured questionnaires and interview guide for Key-informants. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 at univariate, bivariate and multivariate levels, while qualitative data was analyzed with thematic analysis. Results: The prevalence of use of traditional medicine to induce abortion was 15.8% and in the treatment of other diseases was at 33%. Associated factors includes level of education (AOR:3.800; P<0.05), knowledge about TM (AOR:2.400, p=004), family support (AOR: 3.243, p=0.004), community support on the use of AT (AOR; 4.816, p=0.008), tradition beliefs (AOR; 0.169, P=0.006), religion (AOR;6.00, P=0.006), cultural norms (AOR; 23.020, P<0.05), and inadequacy of drugs in the health facility (AOR; 056, P<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of the researcher recommended that the government increases the high at 15,8%. Therefore, the researcher recommended that the government increases the financial support for maternal and child health services; increasing accessibility to health services and community -based approaches to the priority. Keywords: prevalence, traditional medicine, abortion.