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KMID : 1138720190450020095
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Korean Public Health Research
2019 Volume.45 No. 2 p.95 ~ p.105
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Determinants of Teenage Mother’s Psychological Well-being in Kamuli District, Uganda
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Namukasa Erinah
Cho Hee-Ran
Ju Jin-Han
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study examines the determinants of teenage mothers’ psychological well-being in Kamuli District, Uganda. Being that the rate of teenage motherhood is very high in Uganda among all African countries, this study examines how stressors and coping resources affect teenage mothers' psychological well-being and attempts to address the social stigma and barriers underlying this problem from a community level.
Methods: The sample population is 136 young mothers aged 15-25 from the 13 sub-counties in Kamuli District and the survey was conducted during January and February of 2017 using non-probabilistic sampling methods. The collected data were analyzed by frequency analysis, t-test, analysis of variance, and hierarchical regression analysis. To deduce the underlying problems faced by young mothers, parents of teenage mothers, social welfare officers and health workers in the community were interviewed and the collected data was analyzed.
Results: The analyses show statistically significant differences in the teenage mothers’ psychological well-being according to their economic status and the age of first pregnancy. The primary determinants of the teenage mothers’ psychological well-being in the Kamuli District of Uganda are stigma and nutritional behavior. Interview data depicts that there is insufficient support available at home, and there are high barriers to economic and emotional security in place in the form of community associated social stigma.
Conclusion: In order to improve the psychological well-being of the teenage mothers in Kamuli District, it is necessary to reduce individual and systemic social stigma, as well as provide young mothers with economic and social support. For this, social interventions such as targeted education is urgently needed for different groups including teenagers as a whole, pregnant adolescents, adolescent mothers, parents of teenagers, community leaders, and opinion leaders.
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KEYWORD
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eenage motherhood, Adolescent pregnancy, Psychological health, Psychological well-being, Social stigma
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