Lynn Atuyambe

TL;DR: Effective development and implementation of male-involvement family planning initiatives should address barriers to men’s supportive participation in reproductive health, including addressing men's negative beliefs regarding contraceptive services.

TL;DR: Being in rural areas was associated with poor adherence to ART and 1 year retention in care was very good among adolescents who were newly started on ART, while Stigma and disclosure issues remain the main barriers to adherence among adolescents.

TL;DR: Pregnant adolescents lack basic needs like shelter, food and security and face relational problems with families, partners and the community, and there is a need to sensitize the community and school personnel about adolescent reproductive health issues.

TL;DR: It is suggested that reasons for disclosure and nondisclosure differ depending on the targets of disclosure, highlighting the need for tailoring interventions for improving disclosure decisions making and outcomes.

TL;DR: Adolescent mothers in Wakiso district, Uganda were significantly more disadvantaged in terms of health care seeking for reproductive health services and faced more challenges during pregnancy and early motherhood compared to adult mothers, suggesting bigger challenges to the adolescent mothers in Terms of social support.