Cultural Beliefs And Gender Dynamics Of Pmtct Service Among Pregnant Women

Cultural Beliefs And Gender Dynamics Of Pmtct Service Among Pregnant Women

Chapter One

Preface

Background Of The Study

In numerous communities insub-Saharan Africa, gestation is viewed as a ‘ woman’s affair ’, with a man’s part primarily to give fiscal support. Indeed where men view accompanying their mate to prenatal conventions or PMTCT services as good practice, numerous still feels their main part is to give backing for enrollment and delivery freights( Nkuoh, 2010).

In numerous settings, traditional gender places and artistic beliefs mean that men frequently make opinions determining women’s participation in HIV testing. For illustration, according to recent Demographic and Health checks in Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Cameroon, 80 of wedded 15- 19 time-old women don’t have the final say-so on their own healthcare( Pathfinder International 2013). Men also report negative stations from community members when convoying their consorts to prenatal conventions.

Statement of the Problem

Because of artistic beliefs, utmost men don’t like to accompany their women to the prenatal conventions. Men who accompany their women to ANC are perceived to be weaklings by their peers. For this reason, this material question formed the birth gemstone of this study what are the artistic beliefs and gender dynamics of PMTCT services among pregnant women.

objects Of The Study

The general end of this study is to examine the artistic beliefs and gender dynamics of PMTCT services among pregnant women. Specifically, the study will

1. Determine if men frequently make opinions determining their woman ’s participation in HIV testing

2. Determine if men always admit negative stations from community members when convoying their consorts to the prenatal clinic

3. Determine if men who accompany their women to ANC are perceived to be weaklings by their peers.

Exploration Questions

The following questions will council this study;

1. Do men frequently make opinions determining their woman ’s participation in HIV testing?

2. Do men always admit negative stations from community members when convoying their consorts to the prenatal clinic?

3. Do men who accompany their women to ANC been perceived to be weaklings by their peers?

Significance of the Study

This study will educate prospective mama , and pregnant women o the need to attend PMTCT regards their partner dispositions. On the other hand, this study will enlighten the men on the need to discard the ancient beliefs which aren’t significant in the contemporary world. Hence encouraging them to always companion their women to Antenatal services.

Compass Of The Study

This study focuses on artistic beliefs and gender dynamics of PMTCT services among pregnant women. therefore, the study will be carried out in Agbogugu community, Enugu State.

. Limitations Of The Study

In the course of carrying out this study, the experimenter endured some constraints, which included time constraints, fiscal constraints, language walls, and the station of the repliers.

In addition, there was the element of experimenter bias. Then, the experimenter held some impulses that may have been reflected in the way the data was collected, the type of people canvassed or tried , and how the data gathered was interpreted later. The eventuality for all this to impact the findings and conclusions couldn’t be played down.

More so, the findings of this study are limited to the sample population in the study area, hence they may not be suitable for use in comparison to other seminaries, original governments, countries, and other countries in the world.

Description Of Terms

Prenatal care( ANC) is one of the core interventions for perfecting motherly issues.

ANC services enable early identification of gestation related pitfalls and complications; and insure access of services including health education, vaccines, individual tests and treatments.

PMTCT Prevention of mama – to- child transmission.