• Bonny Natukunda, David Musoke, Arthur Kiconco, Samuel Mugambe, Christine Atuhairwe, Ivan Mugisha Taremwa, and Miisa Nanyingi.
• Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Uganda.
• Afr Health Sci. 2022 Dec 1; 22 (4): 396407396-407.

AimWe examined the maternal healthcare-seeking behaviour of peri-urban women with disabilities in Busiro South Health Sub District, Wakiso district, Uganda.MethodsThis community-based cross-sectional study. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires and focus group discussions. Chi-square was used to test for differences, and logistic regression to determine factors associated with maternal health-seeking behaviour at a 5% level of significance. Content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data.ResultsA total of 182 women with disabilities were enrolled. Overall, 150 (82.3%) of the disabled women had attended ANC and 147 (80.8%) had delivered their babies at a health facility. The participants' mean age was 31.9±7.8years (range: 17-49 years). ANC attendance among disabled women was influenced by maternal age 18-30 years (p = 0.010), number of times a disabled woman was pregnant (p = 0.003), parity (p = 0.018), a normal delivery (p = 0.048), receiving financial support from friends of partners (p < 0.001), distance of less than 5KM to the health facility (p = 0.024), friendliness of the health care providers (p=0.030) and availability of health providers (p < 0.001).ConclusionThere is an urgent need for a multi-sectoral approach to better healthcare-seeking behaviour.© 2022 Natukunda B et al.

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