Situation analySiS

SITUATION ANAlySIS of ChIldreN in UgANdASTATISTICAl ABSTrACTThe number of women not getting postnatal care within 48 hoursof giving birth is estimated at over half a million (601,143).mothers Not gettiNg postNatal care withiN 48 hours of childbirthSource: Percentage of mothers not getting postnatal care within 48 hours rates: UBOS and ICF International, 2012;Numbers of mothers not getting postnatal care within 48 hours estimates: UNICEF calculationsOnly one in 10 babies gets a postnatal checkup within 48 hours ofbeing born, far below the national target of seven in every 10.Babies born in rural areas are half as likely as those in urban areas to get apostnatal check-up within 48 hours.Babies born in households in the lowest quintile are half as likely as those from thehighest quintile.Babies born to mothers with no education are half as likely as those born tomothers with at least a secondary school education.Babies born in Kampala region are 29 times as likely as those born in the South-West region to get a check-up within 48 hours.142