Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Amongst Pregnant Women in Eti-osa Lga, Lagos

Mbonu Ebere Ogonna

doi:10.13189/ujph.2018.060408

Abstract

Background: Maternal mortality still remains a major challenge in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, one out of every sixteen women dies of pregnancy-related causes. Birth preparedness and complication readiness is the process of planning for normal birth and anticipating the actions needed in case of an emergency .This is a study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness among antenatal care attendees in Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State. A systematic sampling technique was used to select the respondents .The data used for this study were collected from pregnant women attending antenatal care in Six Primary Health Care centers in Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State, using a structured pretested English language, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 28.9 years, with standard deviation of 5.3 years. The proportion of respondents who have been prepared for birth and for its possible complication was 124 (33.4%). A higher proportion of the married women 212 (72.6%) were better prepared for birth and ready for its possible complication. 120 (83.9%) of pregnant women who had attended tertiary education were prepared for birth and for its complications (p=0.001) Conclusion: Few pregnant women had made adequate arrangements in anticipation for a safe normal delivery.

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Maternal mortality remains a major public health challenge in the developing countries, and the littlePregnancy is the physical condition of a woman carrying progress made towards the achievement of millenniumUniversal Journal of Public Health 6(4): 220-230, 2018 development goals, especially the goal of achieving three-quarter reduction in maternal mortality ratio by 2015 can essentially be attributed to the little achievements of low and middle income countries in this regard
Birth preparedness and complication readiness is the process of planning for normal birth and anticipating the actions needed in case of an emergency [2]
This study showed that the number respondents 271 (75.3 %) had a positive attitude to birth preparedness and complication readiness components

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Introduction

Maternal mortality remains a major public health challenge in the developing countries, and the littlePregnancy is the physical condition of a woman carrying progress made towards the achievement of millenniumUniversal Journal of Public Health 6(4): 220-230, 2018 development goals, especially the goal of achieving three-quarter reduction in maternal mortality ratio by 2015 can essentially be attributed to the little achievements of low and middle income countries in this regard. Maternal mortality remains a major public health challenge in the developing countries, and the little. About 95% of these cases occur in developing countries, Sub-Saharan Africa (56%) and Southern Asia (29%) accounts for 85% of the global burden of maternal death [5]. With this disparity, the maternal mortality rate in developing countries is more than 15 times higher than in the developing regions [5]. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness among antenatal care attendees in Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State. A systematic sampling technique was used to select the respondents .The data used for this study were collected from pregnant women attending antenatal care in Six Primary Health Care centers in Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State, using a structured pretested

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