ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES IN FUNTUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KATSINA STATE,NIGERIA.
ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES IN FUNTUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KATSINA STATE,NIGERIA.
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2014-07
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ONAMADE, Aderonke
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Abstract
This research work examined the access and utilization of antenatal care cervices for women
in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Data from the study was obtained from
the administration of a semi-structured questionnaire. Majority of the respondents were
Christian married women between the ages of 24-34 which also had their first marriage at the
age of 20-24 years. This study also revealed that 86 percent of the respondents have
knowledge of antenatal facilities existing in tertiary health care centers. The distance of
antenatal facility 29 percent of respondents is less than 2km away from their destination with
about 29 percent. The demand for antenatal care from modern health care providers appears,
according to our analysis, significantly determined by economic factors such as the household
living standard, the costs for the antenatal care and in particular the costs related to the
distance to health care facilities. Base on findings it is recommended that pregnant women
should be offered information based on the available evidence together with support to enable
them to make informed decisions about their care, women with any risk factor should be
properly checked and treated in order to bring about a sound delivery; all health care centers
should be provided with new facility by the center or by government. All these
recommendations can help both the health workers to effectively deliver their duties, and also
help the pregnant women to deliver safely.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA.
JULY, 2014
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ACCESS,, UTILIZATION,, ANTENATAL,, CARE,, SERVICES,, FUNTUA,, LOCAL,, GOVERNMENT,, AREA,, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA.