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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraceptive use triples in Uganda.

AUTHORS

SOURCE

DHS. DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS NEWSLETTER. 1997;8(2):3.

ABSTRACT

The 1995 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was carried out by the Department of Statistics of the

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of Uganda. A total of 7070 women 15-49 years old and 1996 men 15-54

years old were interviewed. The UDHS revealed that the proportion of currently married women using a family

planning method increased from 5% during the 1988-89 UDHS to 15% in 1995. The use of modern methods

increased from 3% during 1988-89 to 8% in 1995. Oral contraceptives, injectables, and periodic abstinence showed

the greatest increase. Younger women reported first use of contraception at lower parities than older women: women

under 30 reported first using contraception after a median of 1-2 births compared with 4 or more births among women

35-49 years old. As a result of the increase in contraceptive use, the total fertility rate declined from 7.3 births per

woman during the period of 1984-88 to 6.9 during the period of 1992-95. Childhood mortality also improved. Infant

mortality declined from 101 to 81 deaths per 1000 live births between the 1988-89 UDHS and the 1995 UDHS, while

under-five mortality decreased from 180 to 147 deaths per 1000 live births. The increase of vaccination coverage

among children may be one of the explanations for this decline. In 1995, 47% of children 12-23 months old were fully

vaccinated compared with only 31% during 1988-89. There were also significant improvements in maternal health.

10% of Ugandan mothers received prenatal care from a doctor and 82% from a nurse or trained midwife. Most

mothers received at least 1 tetanus toxoid injection during pregnancy. On the other hand, fewer women (38%)

received assistance during delivery from trained medical personnel. About half of the women lived within 5 km of a

health facility providing prenatal care, delivery care, and immunization services. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 513-06)

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