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Birth preparedness among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Tamale Teaching Hospital

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dc.contributor.author Suglo, Solomon
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-30T09:28:58Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-30T09:28:58Z
dc.date.issued 2016-07
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3231
dc.description xiii,155p.:ill en_US
dc.description.abstract Evidence indicates that promoting birth preparedness and pregnancy complications readiness have important roles in combating maternal mortality. The purpose of the study was to assess birth preparedness and determinants influencing facility-based deliveries among expectant mothers in the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. The systematic random sampling technique was then used to select pregnant women for the study using structured questionnaires. Data quality was ensured via crosschecks and double entry of information into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.01 for analysis. At the 95% confidence interval, a p-value less than 0.05 was deemed statistically significant. Out of the 345 respondents, 150 respondents were well prepared for birth representing 43.7%. The χ2 analysis revealed that age (p<0.05), religion (p<0.05), educational status (p<0.01), level of knowledge on obstetric risks (p<0.01), number of antenatal visits (p<0.01), marital status (p<0.05), income level of participants (p<0.01) and cost of services (p<0.01) determined birth preparedness and the choice of facility delivery among the study women. Strong determinants of women’s choice of facility for delivery included: higher education (AOR=1.9, 95% C.I. 1.16-3.04, p=0.01), women with four plus (4+) ANC visits (AOR=5.4, 95% C.I. 2.54-11.29, p<0.01), women who disagreed to ‘home birthing tradition’ (AOR=2.4, 95% C.I. 1.18-4.85, p=0.02). Proportion of women who were well prepared for birth and ready for complications was still found to be low. Education of expectant mothers on issues of antenatal care on birth preparedness must be stepped up en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Birth preparedness en_US
dc.subject Complications readiness en_US
dc.subject Expectant mothers en_US
dc.subject Maternal mortality en_US
dc.subject Antenatal clinic en_US
dc.subject Tamale Teaching Hospital en_US
dc.title Birth preparedness among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Tamale Teaching Hospital en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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