Needs and Barriers of Teen Mothers in Rural Eastern Uganda: Stakeholders’ Perceptions Regarding Maternal/Child Nutrition and Health

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dc.contributor.authorNabugoomu, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorSeruwagi, Gloria K.
dc.contributor.authorCorbett, Kitty
dc.contributor.authorKanyesigye, Edward
dc.contributor.authorHorton, Susan
dc.contributor.authorHanning, Rhona
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T08:10:04Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T08:10:04Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.descriptionThis article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_US
dc.description.abstractFor adolescent mothers in rural Eastern Uganda, nutrition and health may be compromised by many factors. Identifying individual and environmental needs and barriers at local levels is important to inform community-based interventions. This qualitative study used interviews based on constructs from social cognitive theory. 101 adolescent mothers, family members, health-related personnel and community workers in Budondo sub-county (Jinja district), eastern Uganda were interviewed. Young mothers had needs, related to going back to school, home-based small businesses; social needs, care support and belonging to their families, employment, shelter, clothing, personal land and animals, medical care and delivery materials. Barriers to meeting their needs included: lack of skills in income generation and food preparation, harsh treatment, pregnancy and childcare costs, lack of academic qualifications, lack of adequate shelter and land, lack of foods to make complementary feeds for infants, insufficient access to medicines, tailored health care and appropriate communications. Using the social cognitive framework, this study identified myriad needs of young mothers and barriers to improving maternal/child nutrition and health. Adolescent-mother-and-child-friendly environments are needed at local levels while continuing to reduce broader socio-cultural and economic barriers to health equity. Findings may help direct future interventions for improved adolescent maternal/child nutrition and health.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNabugoomu, J. (2018). Needs and Barriers of Teen Mothers in Rural Eastern Uganda: stakeholders’ perceptions regarding maternal/child nutrition and health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2776; doi:10.3390/ijerph15122776en_US
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/726
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPI, Basel, Switzerland.en_US
dc.subjectTeen maternal health - Ugandaen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent pregnancy - Ugandaen_US
dc.subjectTeen mothers - Health and nutritionen_US
dc.titleNeeds and Barriers of Teen Mothers in Rural Eastern Uganda: Stakeholders’ Perceptions Regarding Maternal/Child Nutrition and Healthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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