Conference abstract
Sociocultural determinants of the utilization of maternal health care services in selected primary health care centres in Ogbomoso South Local Government
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:12(14).17
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.12.14.1255
Archived on: 17 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Sociocultural determinants, maternal health, primary health care, traditional birth attendants
Oral presentation
Sociocultural determinants of the utilization of maternal health care services in selected primary health care centres in Ogbomoso South Local Government
Oluwadara Eniola1,2,&, Oluwabunmi Faremi1,2
1Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria, 2Institute of Nursing Research, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: Nigeria presently has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths (stillbirth and neonatal deaths) in the world. She accounts for up to 14% of global maternal deaths. Evidence suggests that primary health care is effective in reducing maternal mortality by providing adequate care, early detection of risks during pregnancy, labour, and postnatally. However, there is low utilization of the maternal health care services provided. This study is to assess the level of utilization of maternal health care services among women in Ogbomoso South Local Government and their reasons for use and non-use of the services.
Method: a descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted and 150women were recruited into the study through a purposive sampling technique. Self-developed questionnaires were used to collect data with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.85. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS using descriptive statistics (charts, tables and percentage).
Results: the study revealed that the mean age was 27.1years (±5.64), and majority 62.9% of the respondents are within the age range of 20-29 years. Most 78.8% of the respondents used antenatal care during pregnancy, while 19.9% gave birth at a TBA. There is a significant relationship between the level of education and the utilization of maternal health care services among respondents at (p=0.011). And also, there is significant relationship between the healthcare professionals in service and the utilization of maternal health care services among mothers at (p=0.031). Other factors influencing the utilization of the services are perception of quality of care, traditional belief system, distance to health center and attitude of health staffs.
Conclusion/Implication to Nursing: there is need for continuous public education on the need for utilizing maternal health services in government accredited health facilities and more attention should be directed to the training of traditional birth attendants. Also, health professionals especially Nurses should endeavor to portray good attitude that can motivate women to use the services they are providing.
Sociocultural determinants of the utilization of maternal health care services in selected primary health care centres in Ogbomoso South Local Government
Oluwadara Eniola1,2,&, Oluwabunmi Faremi1,2
1Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria, 2Institute of Nursing Research, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: Nigeria presently has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths (stillbirth and neonatal deaths) in the world. She accounts for up to 14% of global maternal deaths. Evidence suggests that primary health care is effective in reducing maternal mortality by providing adequate care, early detection of risks during pregnancy, labour, and postnatally. However, there is low utilization of the maternal health care services provided. This study is to assess the level of utilization of maternal health care services among women in Ogbomoso South Local Government and their reasons for use and non-use of the services.
Method: a descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted and 150women were recruited into the study through a purposive sampling technique. Self-developed questionnaires were used to collect data with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.85. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS using descriptive statistics (charts, tables and percentage).
Results: the study revealed that the mean age was 27.1years (±5.64), and majority 62.9% of the respondents are within the age range of 20-29 years. Most 78.8% of the respondents used antenatal care during pregnancy, while 19.9% gave birth at a TBA. There is a significant relationship between the level of education and the utilization of maternal health care services among respondents at (p=0.011). And also, there is significant relationship between the healthcare professionals in service and the utilization of maternal health care services among mothers at (p=0.031). Other factors influencing the utilization of the services are perception of quality of care, traditional belief system, distance to health center and attitude of health staffs.
Conclusion/Implication to Nursing: there is need for continuous public education on the need for utilizing maternal health services in government accredited health facilities and more attention should be directed to the training of traditional birth attendants. Also, health professionals especially Nurses should endeavor to portray good attitude that can motivate women to use the services they are providing.
