Dichotomy between Knowledge and Utilization of Delivery Care Services among Women in Edu LGA. Kwara State, Nigeria
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2018
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official journal of faculty of Nursing LAUTECH
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this study determine the knowledge and access to delivery care services among women in Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design was used, two objectives were set, three research questions were answered and a null hypothesis was tested in this study. Researchers designed questionnaire was used to collect data from 360 women were purposely sampled following the ethical approval from the Local Government Authority of study area. A split-half test reliability was used to determine the reliability of the instrument and was administered on one hundred and twenty pregnant women in the study. the data were analized using frequency count, mean and standard deviation to answered reearch questions while Chi-square was used to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant. The result of the study shows that women of childbearing age knowledge about delivery care services was poor and also showed women poor willingness to access delivery care services in Edu LGA. based on the findings of this study, we recommended that Edu LGA, the Kwara state and Federal Ministries of Health as well as Non-Governmental organizations should institutes health education intervention and faith-based programmes to create awareness on the significance of delivery care services in community health institutions.
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Delivery care services, delivery related problems and Women of Childbearing age