ANTENATAL MOTHERS' PROBLEMS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN THREE CLINICS IN ZARIA
ANTENATAL MOTHERS' PROBLEMS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN THREE CLINICS IN ZARIA
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1993-05
Authors
ADISA, SALMAN ABDULWAHAB
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Abstract
The study was concerned with antenatal mothers'
problems and their coping strategies in some selected
hospitals in Zaria. The main objectives of the study was
to find out the antenatal problems and possible coping
techniques of the expectant mothers in order to establish
a base for counsellors to provide counselling services in
the medical setting.
Three major research questions were posed and answered.
In addition, the following null hypotheses were stated and
tested at 0.05 level of significance.
1. There is no significant differences in the strategies
recommended to the expectant mothers by nursing sisters
in Ahmadu Hello University Teaching Hospital, Tudun
wada, Sick Bay Antenatal Clinic and Kofan kayan
Hospital in Zaria City.
2. There is no significance difference between coping
strategies of expectant mothers and strategies
recommended by the nursing sisters and midwives in
antenatal clinics in Zaria.
3. There is no significant difference between the
literate and illiterate expectant mothers' problems.
4. There is no significant difference in the recommended
coping strategies by the married and single nursing
sisters and midwives to the expectant mothers in Zaria.
5. There Is no significant difference in the coping
strategies of the illiterate and literate expectant
mothers1 problems.
The sample size for the study was 287 randomly
selected subjects of which 236 were expectant mothers and
51 were nursing sisters and midlives in the three antenatal
clinics used for the study in Zaria.
The main instruments used for the data collection
were the questionnaire and the interview guide which were
both designed by the researcher. Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) and T-test statistical techniques were used to
analyse the data and all hypotheses were tested at 0.05
level of significance. Three of the above stated hypotheses
(1, 3 and 4) were retained and two of them (2 and 5) were
rejected.
The study revealed the following as the major
findings:-
1. Abnormal frequency of urination during pregnancy,
backache, nausea and vomiting, and constant day dreaming
constitute the mot serious problems of expectant
mothers.
2. The mean scores for general cleanliness, attending
antenatal clinic, abiding by nurses advice, taking
balanced diets, prayers, sleeping and resting ranked
very high in the areas of coping strategies.
From these results the fallowing major recommendations
were made:-
a) That group counselling involving the guidance
counsellor and other medical personnel at the
antenatal clinics be organised for the expectant
mothers.
b) That the government as a matter of urgency should
set up counselling unit within the premises of
hospitals where by guidance counsellor will be posted
to work hand in hand with medical personnel for
improving the well being of expectant mothers.
c) Guidance and counselling should be incorporated into
nurses and midwives curriculum so that they can get
proper orientation of the basic concepts in guidance
and counselling.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE IN EDUCATION. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA.
Keywords
ANTENATAL,, MOTHERS', PROBLEMS,, COPING,, STRATEGIES,, THREE,, CLINICS,, ZARIA.