Assessing Knowledge, Practice And Factors Influencing Birth Preparedness And Complication Readiness Among Couples

Assessing Knowledge, Practice And Factors Influencing Birth Preparedness And Complication Readiness Among Couples

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess knowledge, practice and factors impacting birth preparedness and complication readiness among couples in named pastoral communities in Oji River. The objects of the study were to determine knowledge of birth preparedness and complication readiness among couples in the communities studied, couple’s practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness, identify factors that hamper couples practices of birth preparedness and complication readiness and establish the relationship between couple’s socio- profitable status and their practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness. Across-sectional descriptive check exploration design was used for the study in named seven communities of Oji RiverL.G.A. Snowball non probability slice fashion was used to elect subjects for the study. A sample of 470 was determined using the formula by Surish & Chandrashekera. Descriptive and deducible statistics were used to dissect data at0.05 position of significance. Results were presented in tables, frequentness, means and standard diversions. Findings revealed that maturity of the couples 120(78.7) were knowledgeable on birth preparedness and complication readiness, knowledge didn’t restate to exercise as lower than 20 actually rehearsed the respectable position of birth preparedness. Financial constraint was the significant factor that hindered couples practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness. All the socio- profitable variable examined were associated with couple’s practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness. There was significant difference( P<0.05) in the average yearly income and educational qualification of the couples and their practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness. In conclusion, although utmost of the couple had good knowledge of birth preparedness and complication readiness, knowledge still didn’t restate to exercise as many of them actually rehearsed the respectable position of birth preparedness and complication readiness. Grounded on the findings, the recommendations that there’s a need for slight shift in focus of motherly and child care systems of governments and need to ameliorate transportation installations suitable for pregnant women at pastoral communities which will ameliorate issues in extremities were made.

Chapter One

Preface

Background to the Study

It’s true that birth of baby precedes festivity but it inversely poses source of concern as gestation and parturition is occasionally a dangerous trip especially in the developing countries, where the threat of a woman dying from gestation and related complications is nearly 40 times lesser than that of her counterparts in developed countries( Benson & Yinger, 2002). motherly mortality remains a public health challenge world wide, and the global motherly mortality rate of 525 per 100,000 live births annually is still unacceptably high( Hogan, 2010). A disproportionately high burden of these motherly deaths is borne by developing countries including Nigeria, with a motherly mortality rate of 500 – 1,000 per 100,000 live births( World Bank, 2013). These deaths arise from gestation, parturition or postpartum complications. According to WHO( 2009), motherly deaths are allowed to do in developing countries due to detention in deciding to seek applicable care, detention in reaching an applicable health installation, and detention in entering acceptable exigency care once at a installation. These detainments may be reduced if pregnant women and their families are prepared for birth and its complications. Birth preparedness and complication readiness strategy is thus, veritably applicable in thisregard.This strategy can reduce the number of women dying from complications due to similar detainments by making a birth plan that constitutes birth- preparedness and complication- readiness measures for pregnant women, their consorts and their families( McPherson, Khadka, Moore & Sharma, 2006).