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    Factors affecting effective use of condoms among adolescents of Mayengo parish, Kamuganguzi Sub County, Kabale District
    (Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences, 2017-04) Niwahereza, Alex
    Unsafe sex was very common among the youth as they got involved into unprotected and unsafe sex practices due to factors like lack of parental support and guidance, breakdown of parent-child communication and cultural factors among others. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors affecting effective use of condoms among adolescents of Mayengo Parish, Kamuganguzi Sub County, Kabale District. The study design was descriptive and simple random sampling procedure was used to select 40 respondents. Data was collected by use of a semi structured interview guide. The findings showed that 40 (100%) were currently involved in a sexual relationship, 37 (92.5%) knew about the safe sex practices, 34 (85%) knew how to effectively use condoms, 35 (87%) agreed that not knowing about effective condom use had made them have live sex, 30 (75%) had ever had unsafe sex, 10 (25%) respondents said youth did not use condoms because they wanted to know how sex without a condom felt, 8 (20%) who wanted to show love to their partners, 24 (60%) sometimes used condoms while playing sex, 31 (77.5%) said cross generational sexual relationships were sometimes common in their area, 25 (62.5%) always felt shy to ask for condoms at the shop/hospital, 32 (80%) intended to use protection the next time they had sex, 34 (85%) had never been sensitized about the importance of using condoms. The study concluded that although all the respondents were knowledgeable and had ever heard of safe sex practices and correctly described the effective way of using condoms, all the respondents were sexually involved. The majority of respondents had a very early sexual debut and had ever had unprotected/live sex due to various reasons including curiosity and wanting to know how it felt like when having live sex, peer pressure or wanting be like their friends, non-availability of condoms among many other factors. The majority of respondents had ever had unsafe sex. The key recommendations included adequate nationwide sensitization programs on the dangers of unsafe sex as well as what they could do to ensure safe sex, offering adolescent friendly sexual and reproductive health services are increased such that services are brought within the reach of youth to improve utilization, ensuring that protective gears such as condoms were provided free of charge to youth and adequate sensitization about the importance of practicing safe sex practices
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    Factors contributing to low utilization of family planning methods amongst adolescents attending family planning clinic at Adjumani Hospital, Adjumani District
    (Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences, 2018-05) Kiden, Pennina
    Globally, approximately 80 million unintended pregnancies worldwide are accounted for low utilization of family planning methods during adolescent and postpartum period. Young people’s sexual and reproductive health affects their lives and the health of the global community. The purpose of this study was to find out factors contributing to low utilization of Family Planning Methods amongst adolescents attending family planning Mclinic at Adjumani Hospital, Adjumani District. A cross-sectional and descriptive study which employed quantitative method of data collection was used for a period of four weeks and the study was conducted at Family Planning clinic in Adjumani Hospital. A purposive sampling method was used. Only 45 adolescent aged 12 to 20 years old attending Family Planning clinic freely assented/consented to participate in the study. The results showed 25 (56%) of the adolescent were of age range 18-20 years than few 5 (11%) who were 12-14 years, 31 (69%) participants their culture allow use of FP method. Only 14 (31%) participants whose culture does not allow use of family planning method revealed that FP affects their fertility and said the culture considered it as a crime in the community. Nearly 38 (84%) have ever visited family planning clinic while very few 7 (16%) have not visited, most 27 (71%) were attended by Nurse while only few 3 (8%) were attended by Doctor.
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    Factors that hinder adolescents from seeking reproductive health services A study of basajjabalaba secondary school- Bushenyi district
    (Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences, 2017-10) Mansur, Edema
    Globally, adolescent population is estimated to be 1.25 billion (who 2012) among these, 513 millions are between 15-19 years and 85% of the total adolescents are living in developing countries. Worldwide, adolescents continue to face challenges in accessing reproductive health services (kamau a 2014). It has been estimated that 1.7 million adolescent girls lose their lives yearly due pregnancy related complications (who 2014) the research aimed at assessing the factors that hinder adolescents from seeking reproductive health services at bassajabalaba secondary school. This research included thirty (30) respondents using cross-sectional and descriptive study designs employing both quantitative and qualitative research designs. Data collection tools were a questionnaire and a key informant interview. Data was manually analyzed and presented in tables. the study findings revealed that 10(40%) of respondents feared other patients, nearly a half of respondents 11(46%) were watching pornography and sex video shows in public local clubs. nearly three quarters of respondents reported that health facilities open for only six hours in a day and 28(93%) reported that health facilities did not provide privacy. majority of respondents 27(90%) said that health workers did not teach them how to use reproductive health methods. the recommendations were; adolescents should avoid watching pornography, avoid taking alcohol and should access newspapers and radios for reproductive health information. health facility management should improve reproductive health services, prohibit under table payments and organize reproductive health outreaches in schools and community settings. the government should integrate sexual and reproductive health in school and institution curriculum and should construct more health facilities.