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| Factors affecting the Choice of Place of Delivery among Women of Child Bearing Age in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka
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Eyisi I. G., Njelita I. A., Akabuike J., Nwachukwu C., Eyisi C. S.
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Abstract:
Introduction: About 800 women worldwide die every day during pregnancy and childbirth. Ninety-nine percent of these deaths occur in developing countries, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for over 50%. In Nigeria, there is a 1 in 13 chance of a woman dying during pregnancy. Maternal deaths mainly occur during labour, delivery, or within the first 24 hours after birth. In most cases, they are largely due to preventable causes such as haemorrhage, infections, unsafe abortions, eclampsia, and obstructed labour. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 124 women. The sample size was determined using the Cochran Formulae for determining minimum sample size. Simple random sampling was used. Data were collected using pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaires and analysed using SPSS (statistical package for social sciences) computer software package version 21. Results: The result was presented in text, tables and pie charts. The study found out that 73 (58.87%) of the respondents had previous births, out of which 67 delivered in the hospital (i.e., prevalence of 91.78%) while 6 delivered at home (prevalence of 8.22%). Most 64 (86.49%) of those with previous deliveries attended antenatal clinic during pregnancy. Most 90 (73.17%) had knowledge of pregnancy and birth related complications with bleeding and delayed labour as the most known complications (58.43% and 51.69% respectively). However, all 6 (100%) of the respondents who had delivered at home did so because the baby came too soon and 5 (83.33%) because there was no transport. Conclusions: The results of this research shows that there was a high prevalence of hospital delivery and low prevalence of delivery at home 67 (91.78%) and 6 (8.22%) respectively. All 6 (100%) of the respondents who had delivered at home did so because the baby came too soon and 5 (83.33%) because there was no transport. Furthermore, all 6 (100%) of the women who delivered at home had primary school education as their highest level of education.
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