ISSN 2756-3332
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2756-3332 Vol. 10 (8), pp. 001-012, August, 2022. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Factors associated with the utilization of postnatal care services among adolescent mothers in Nigeria
Nik Daliana Nik Farid1,2, Nazar Mohd Azahar3, Karuthan Chinna4, Fariza Nasreen Seraz5, Maznah Dahlui6, Oche Mansur Oche7
1Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
2Centre of Population Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
3Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, CawanganPulau Pinang, Kampus Bertam, Malaysia.
4Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
5Health Equity Initiatives, 26-1A, Jalan Vivekananda, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
6Department of Research Development and Innovation at University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
7Department of Community Health, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Accepted 08 February, 2019
Abstract
This study aims to determine the utilisation of postnatal care (PNC) services among adolescent mothers in Nigeria and their associated factors. The study analysed data from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Adolescent mothers who gave birth in the last five years preceding the survey were interviewed using a questionnaire regarding their use of PNC services. The variables included sociodemographic information, attendance at antenatal care (ANC) visits, and delivery and utilisation of any PNC services. There were 1,533 babies born to 1,268 adolescent mothers. A total of 30.5% of the women attended one PNC visit up to six weeks after birth, while more than 56.3% of them had an immediate PNC visit, which is within 24 hours. Significant positive predictors of attendance at an immediate PNC visit include adolescent mothers aged 16 years (aOR 3.67; 95% CI (1.59, 8.48)), high wealth index (aOR 4.30; 95% CI (1.82, 10.17)), Islamic religion (aOR 4.22; 95% CI (2.01, 8.84)), ≥4 ANC visits (aOR 1.60; 95% CI (1.04, 2.55)) and delivered at a health facility (aOR 21.01; 95% CI (8.80, 50.14)). The utilisation of PNC services among adolescent mothers in Nigeria is still inadequate. Increasing awareness of and access to PNC facilities may increase postnatal care attendance.
Keywords: Postnatal care service, utilisation, adolescent mother, antenatal care, Nigeria.