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    Statistical analysis of utilization of maternal health care services by adolescent mothers In Tanzania
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 201) Minja, Jacqueline
    The main objective of this study was to examine the utilization of maternal health care services by adolescent mothers in Tanzania so as to improve the health condition among adolescent mothers. The study used cross-sectional study among adolescent mothers aged 15-19 years using Demographic Health Survey and Malaria indicator Survey 2015/16 data. The dependent variables were number of antenatal care visits, the place where an adolescent mother delivered and post-natal checkup (adolescent mother’s health being checked after being discharged or after delivering at home) while the independent variables were birth order, education level of a mother, marital status, marital status, media exposure, wealth index, distance to health facility. Multiple logistic regressions were applied to examine an association between each of the dependent variable as a dichotomous response variable and their respective independent variables. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS statistics version 20 and STATA VERSION 14.A total of 550 adolescent mothers were used in the analysis, where 32.9% were single, 84.7% had one child and 78.5% lived in rural areas. Majority of the adolescent mother had less than four ANC visit (53.5%), while 68.5% of adolescent mothers delivered at a health facility. Adolescent mother with two or more children had less odds of having at least four ANCs compared to those with one child (AOR=0.563 CI=0.338-0.938), adolescent mothers with secondary+ (AOR=3.096, CI=1.185-8.088) education had higher odds of delivering at a health facility compared to those who had no education. Adolescent mothers who had at least four antenatal care visits and those who are married had higher odds of checking their health after being discharged compared to adolescent mothers who had less than 4ANCs and single adolescent mother (AOR=1.685, CI=0.939-3.024) and (AOR =1.951, CI=0.911-4.18), respectively. Maternal health care services to adolescent mother need to be continuously sensitized to the community so as to increase the number of ANCs. Furthermore, delivery and health checking after delivery is very important to reduce adolescent maternal morbidity and mortality in the country.