FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SEPTIC ABORTION AMONG WOMEN AGED15-45YEARS ATTENDING POSTNATAL CLINIC AT IRAN-UGANDA HOSPITAL, KAMPALA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

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dc.contributor.authorNanambi Winfred
dc.contributor.authorNansereko Hasifa
dc.contributor.authorImmaculate Prosperia Naggulu
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-16T09:27:03Z
dc.date.available2025-10-16T09:27:03Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-15
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dc.description.abstractBackground: Septic abortion is an infection of the placenta and fetus, products of conception, of a pre-viable pregnancy. The purpose of the study was to examine the Factors contributing to septic abortion among women aged 15-45 years attending at IRAN-Uganda Hospital, Kampala district. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional research design was used to describe factors contributing to septic abor tion among women aged 15-45 years attending at IRAN-Uganda Hospital. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was adopted in this study that involved observation of a sample of a population or phe nomena that are made at one point in time. 30 respondents were involved in the study who were selected using convenient random sampling procedures. Results: (43.3%) of the women were aged 20-30 years, the majority of them (83.3%) were Catholics, half of them (50.0%) had never been to school, Majority (46.7%) of them were single. The majority of the respondents (46.7%) were employed, (93.3%) of them reported that the distance from home to the nearest health facility contributed to septic abortion, the majority (66.7%) reported unavailability of healthcare services being part of the factors leading to septic abortion,(56.7%)reported high cost of safeabortionservices,(70%) reportedthatPoorattitudeofhealthworkerswhereas (86.7%) saidLong waitingtime,majority (66.7%) reportedthat unnecessary requirementlikeparent’s or spouse consent before providing abortion services led to septic abortion Conclusion: Personal factors, socio-economic factors, and health facility-related factors contributed to septic abortions among the respondents hence advocacy is needed to improve and prevent septic abortions among women. Recommendation; Septic abortion among women can be reduced and managed by considering and maintaining a balance between regular health education talks aboutthe dangers of septic abortion and all categories of abortions, and mass sensitization of the community against practices of septic abortion
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dc.identifier.citationNanambi, W. ., Nasereko, H., & Naggulu, I. P. . . (2023). FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SEPTIC ABORTION AMONG WOMEN AGED 15-45 YEARS ATTENDING POSTNATAL CLINIC AT IRAN-UGANDA HOSPITAL, KAMPALA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa, 4(9), 19. https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v4i9.369
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v4i9
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.mihs.ac.ug/handle/123456789/27
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNanambi Winfred
dc.relation.ispartofseries369; Vol. 4 No. 9
dc.titleFACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SEPTIC ABORTION AMONG WOMEN AGED15-45YEARS ATTENDING POSTNATAL CLINIC AT IRAN-UGANDA HOSPITAL, KAMPALA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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