Journal article

Factors affecting the retention and use of child health cards in a slum community in Kampala- Uganda- 2005.

OBJECTIVES: The child health card provides a way of following up all of the important aspects of a child's health particularly immunization and nutrition. Two previous studies in Uganda showed that up to 57% of mothers did not have their children's cards. This is likely to place the child's health and well-being at risk. Factors responsible for the low use and retention of child health cards were not known. We set out to explore and identify factors affecting child health card use and retention- and its effects on immunization. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional household survey. The study population was children 0-24 months and their mothers/caretakers. A sampling frame of eligible households was generated with the assistance of local area officials. From the sampling frame (1126)- 260 households were randomly selected. Data was analyzed using the Epi Info version 3.2.2. Odds Ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals were used to test for statistical significance. Logistic regression was used to con

Publication year

2006

Journal

Maternal and child health journal

Volume

6

Type

Journal article

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