ANTENATAL CARE SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGES IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

MICHAEL NDISIKA, OLUWATOSIN ABIGAIL DAWODU

Abstract


This study examined utilization of ante-natal care by women in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The survey research design was used to elicit information from the respondents using a well-structured questionnaire. A sample of 390 women was randomly selected through the simple random sampling technique from two primary health-care centres in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The study collected both primary and secondary data. The primary data collected were analyzed using simple percentage, frequency and mean while the ANOVA and independent T- test were used to analyze the hypothesis of the study. The result revealed that the respondents' utilization of ante-natal care was good. Majority of the respondents responded positively to attitudinal questions on antenatal care and their perception on ante-natal care was generally considered positive. The study further revealed that the majority of the women (60%) booked late at antenatal clinic mostly in the third trimester (7-9months) of their pregnancy. The study recommended that pregnant women should be encouraged to book at ante-natal clinics early specifically in the first trimester of their pregnancy ideally before 12 weeks but not later than 16 weeks as recommended by the World Health Organization for better pregnancy out-comes.

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