EFFECT OF HOME DELIVERY ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOME AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE IN OWO, ONDO STATE
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the effect of home delivery on maternal and child health outcome among women of child bearing age in Owo, Ondo State. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of women of child bearing age in Owo, Ondo State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 70 respondents and all validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables, and mean scores. While the hypotheses were tested using chi-square statistical tool. The result of the findings reveals that the prevalence of home delivery among women of child bearing age in OWO, Ondo state is high. The study also revealed that home delivery has a negative effect on mother and child health outcome in OWO, Ondo state. Furthermore, the study revealed that the reasons home delivery is used among women of child bearing age in OWO, Ondo state include; no transport access during labor, fear of surgical procedures, urgent labour, perceived quality of service of the nearest HI, and lack of financial support. Therefore, it is recommended that health workers should create awareness on institutional delivery and on preparedness to deliver at HI even on the sudden onset of labor. And They also should give special attention and follow mothers whose partners are farmers, merchants and for mothers who delivered at home previously. To mention but a few.
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