TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION...............................................................................................................................iii
LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................................................ vii
LIST OF ACRONYMS ...............................................................................................................viii
DEFINITION OF TERMS ............................................................................................................ ix
ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................................... x
CHAPTER ONE............................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Back ground.......................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Problem Statement................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Study objective...................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.1 General Objective .......................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2 Specific Objectives ........................................................................................................ 4
1.4 Research Question ................................................................................................................ 4
1.5 Justification of the study ....................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Study Scope .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.6.1. Geographical Scope ...................................................................................................... 5
1.6.2. Content scope................................................................................................................ 6
1.6.3. Time Scope. .................................................................................................................. 6
1.7 Conceptual frame work......................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 8
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LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................... 8
2.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 8
2.1 Knowledge on unsafe abortions by teenagers....................................................................... 8
2.2 Teenagers attitudes towards unsafe abortions....................................................................... 9
2.3 Practices that influence teenagers to practice unsafe abortions.......................................... 10
CHAPTER THREE: ..................................................................................................................... 12
METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 12
3.0 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Study design and rationale.................................................................................................. 12
3.2 Study population ................................................................................................................. 12
3.2.1. Inclusion Criteria ........................................................................................................ 12
3.2.2 Exclusion criteria ......................................................................................................... 12
3.2.3 Sample size determination ........................................................................................... 13
3.2.4. Sampling procedure .................................................................................................... 13
3.2.5 Data collection methods............................................................................................... 13
3.2.6 Data collection tools .................................................................................................... 13
3.2.7 Data Collection Procedures.......................................................................................... 14
3.2.8 Quality Control ............................................................................................................ 14
3.2.9 Data analysis................................................................................................................ 14
3.2.10 Ethical Considerations............................................................................................... 15
3.3 Limitations of the study ...................................................................................................... 15
1.4 Dissemination of Results.................................................................................................... 15
CHARPTER FOUR:..................................................................................................................... 16
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RESULTS ................................................................................................................................. 16
4.1 INTRODUCTION: ............................................................................................................. 16
CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 22
Discussion and Conclusion........................................................................................................... 22
5.1. Introduction:....................................................................................................................... 22
5.2. Conclusion. ........................................................................................................................ 24
5.3. Recommendation ............................................................................................................... 25
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 26
APPENDIX................................................................................................................................... 29
CONSENT FORM.................................................................................................................... 29
APPENDIX II:.......................................................................................................................... 30
QUESTIONNAIRE .............................................................................................................. 30
Appendix III.................................................................................................................................. 33
Tentative program for research................................................................................................. 33
Appendix IV.................................................................................................................................. 34
A map of Uganda showing all districts......................................................................................... 34
Appendix V................................................................................................................................... 35
A map of Jinja showing neighboring districts .......................................................................... 35
ABSTRACT Unsafe abortion is a public health concern because of its direct reproductive consequences and impact on maternal mobility and mortality. Handling this problem will go a long way towards achieving one of the millennium developmental goals, which aim to reduce overall maternal mortality. The main aim of this study research was to determine the knowledge, attitudes, practices of unsafe abortion and factors associated with it among teenagers around Jinja and the surrounding areas. s Materials and Methods This was designed as a cross- sectional descriptive study. The multistage sampling method was used to select 30 respondents. The first day I captured 9 respondents, the second day 10 and the third day they were 11 respondents. Data were collected with self-administered questionnaires and analyzed. The questionnaire was divided into four sections: the socio demographic characteristics of the respondents, knowledge about unsafe abortion, attitudes towards unsafe abortion, and the practice of unsafe abortion. The responses towards knowledge and attitude questions were scored and graded as good (>50%] and poor [