TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Approval
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Table of content
List of Appendix
List of Tables
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the study
Statement of problem
Purpose of the study
Research objective
Research hypothesis
Significance of the study
Scope of the study
Operational definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERAURE REVIEW
Conceptual review
Concept of maternal health care
Concept of pregnancy and childbirth
Concept of maternal health care seeking behaviour
Factors influencingmaternal health care seeking behaviour
Factors influencing pregnancy outcome
Theoretical review
Theoryof planned behaviour
Empirical review
Summary of literature review
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
Research design
Area of study
Population of the study
Sample size
Inclusion criteria
Sampling procedure
Instrument for data collection
Validity of instrument
Reliability of instrument
Ethical consideration
Procedure for data collection
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULT
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
Discussion of major findings
Summary of the study
Conclusion
Implication of the study
Recommendations
Limitations to the study
Suggestion for further study
REFERENCES
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine the maternal health care seeking behaviour and pregnancy outcome of pregnant women in two rural communities in Enugu State. The objectives of study were to: (i) determine the gestational age at which pregnant women book for Antenatal Care(ANC) in Udi and Abiacommunities, (ii)determine how often pregnant women attend Antenatal Care(ANC)during the third trimester, (iii) ascertain the facilities utilized by pregnant women with complications for care and (iv) ascertain their pregnancy outcome. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 207 respondents was drawn from a population of 586 pregnant women. The instrument for data collection was the researcher-developed questionnaire that was used as an interview guide. Observation guide was also used to corroborate the findings of the questionnaire. The design of the study was descriptive cross-sectional survey. Convenience sampling was used to select a sample size of 207 respondents from a population of 586 pregnant women. Collected data wereanalysed using descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages. Chi-square was used to test for significant association atsignificancelevel of 0.05.
Major findings show that most of the respondents (79.7%) booked for ANC during the first trimester. On frequency of ANC during the third trimester, 81.1% maintained weekly attendance while 100% of the respondents with complications accessed care from health facilities especially the general hospital under skilled healthcare providers. On pregnancy outcome, 84.5% of the babies cried vigorously at birth and 0.5% did not cry at all. On maternal delivery outcome, 83.1% were strong to take care of self and baby after delivery. There was no significant association (p > 0.05) between the respondents’ demographic variables (age and educational status) and their healthcare seeking behaviour. There was no significant association (p > 0.05) between maternal healthcare seeking behaviour and mothers’ delivery outcome (women that were strong to take care of self and baby and those that were weak to take care of self and baby after delivery). There was significant association (p < 0.05) between maternal healthcare seeking behaviour and babies’ birth outcome (number of babies that cried vigorously at birth and those that did not cry at all).
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
A woman’s health care seeking behaviour during pregnancy depends a great deal on her beliefs, culture, experience, educational level, financial status, attitude towards pregnancy, as well as herautonomy and decision making power. Adele (2010)suggests issues of importance to include information about pregnancy the woman’s family communicated to her as a child and whether the pregnancy was planned or unplanned. Garba, Hellandendu, andAjayi (2011) further explained that long before the advent of modern scientific medicine, most cultures have among their patterns of life, a body of beliefs and practices that centre on the recognition and treatment of complications of pregnancy and conduct of deliveries. Thus, an understanding of appropriate health care seeking behaviour is very important in achieving the desired pregnancy outcome. Negative behaviour is highly implicated in increased morbidity and mortality of mother and baby.
Osubor, Fatusi, and Chiwuzie(2006),suggests Maternal Health Care Seeking Behaviour (MHCSB) to include the number of visits made to antenatal clinic (ANC) by pregnant women and their preference for place of delivery.Jain, Nandan and Misra (2006) defined health seeking behaviour as “a complex outcome of m any factors operating at individual, family and community levels including their biosocial profile, past experiences with health services, availability of alternative health care providers, and the people’s perception regarding the efficacy and quality of the services” .
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