Utilization of Health Facility Delivery Services And Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women In Sokoto State, Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
Background: Utilization of maternal care health services is associated with improved maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Therefore, understanding the factors affecting utilization of maternal health services is crucial to its promotion. This study aimed to assess the utilization of health facility delivery services and associated factors by pregnant women in Sokoto state, Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 232 pregnant women selected by multistage sampling technique. A set of pre-tested, interviewer-administered, semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on the research variables and data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20 statistical package. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 27.23 ± 6.27 years. Most of the respondents (98.3%) were married, and a larger proportion had Qur’anic education (47.8%). Most of the respondents had good knowledge of the various aspects of the danger signs of pregnancy (96.6%), and showed positive attitude towards utilization of hospital delivery services (90.5%). About half of respondents (51.3%) reside more than5km from a health facility, and only 89 (38.4%) delivered their last pregnancies at a health facility. The factors that were significantly associated with utilization of maternal delivery services were education level of the respondents and respondents’ husbands, occupation of the respondents’ husbands, attitude of the respondents and distance from a health facility. Conclusion: Enlightenment of the public on the benefits of utilizing health facilities delivery services and establishment of more health facilities within 5 km radius of where people live to enhance accessibility and utilization are hereby suggested.
Authors and Affiliations
Umar M Ango, Mansur O Oche, Abubakar S Isah, Kehinde J Awosan, Aminu U Kaoje, Edzu U Yunusa
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