Assessment Of The Provision Of Safe Motherhood Practices In Nsukka Local Government Area Of Enugu State
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Assessment Of The Provision Of Safe Motherhood Practices In Nsukka Local Government Area Of Enugu State
ABSTRACT
The study sought to analyse the extent to which safe motherhood practices are available in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. To guide the study, five research questions were developed with the goal of assessing the various causes of maternal mortality among child-bearing mothers, the extent to which safe motherhood practices are provided during the antenatal, natal, and postnatal periods, and the extent to which strategies are used to improve the provision of safe motherhood practices in Enugu State’s Nsukka Local Government Area.
Additionally, five null hypotheses were assessed at the.05 level of significance and utilised to steer the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted.
A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 437 respondents from a population of 664 registered expectant mothers who received antenatal, natal, and postnatal care services in public hospitals and health centres in both rural and urban areas of the Nsukka Local Government Area.
The study used a 44-item structured questionnaire termed Assessment of the Provision of Safe Motherhood Practices Questionnaire (APSMPQ). The tool was face verified by three professionals from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka: one in measuring and evaluation and two in community development.
Cronbach’s alpha estimate was used to confirm its dependability. A reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. The acquired data was analysed using frequencies and percentages, a weighted mean, and standard deviation. The instrument was administered to respondents using direct delivery technique.
The study found that safe motherhood practices were provided to a modest amount during the antenatal, natal, and postnatal periods. All five null hypotheses were accepted, indicating that there were no significant differences in the mean ratings of expectant mothers in rural and urban areas regarding the extent to which safe motherhood practices were provided during the antenatal, natal, and postnatal periods in Enugu State’s Nsukka Local Government Area.
Based on the study’s findings, recommendations were made, including the need for skilled health attendants to educate child-bearing mothers and the community about their rights as clients
as well as the state ministry of health to deploy trained nurses to provide maternal and child health care services by informing communities about the availability of daily maternal and child health care.
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