Empowering Maternal Healthcare Services: Through Knowledge and Utilization Among Women in Benue South Senatorial District, Nigeria

Tensaba Andes  Akafa; Lucy  Onazi; Zakariah  Danladi; Gloria Omonefe  Oladele; Kingsley Iyoko  Iseko

doi:10.59890/m6xh4c54

Authors

Tensaba Andes Akafa Federal University Author
Lucy Onazi Federal University Author
Zakariah Danladi Federal University Author
Gloria Omonefe Oladele Federal University Author
Kingsley Iyoko Iseko Federal University Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59890/m6xh4c54

Keywords:

Social, Psychological, maternal Healthcare service, women, Knowledge, Benue South Senatorial District

Abstract

Enhancing women health through Among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa, especially Nigeria, the use of maternal health care services has been problematic and may have a detrimental impact on pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how women's knowledge of maternity healthcare services in Benue South Senatorial District is influenced by social and psychological factors. A cross-sectional survey design was used in the investigation. The study included 400 respondents, 400 (100%) of whom were female and ranged in age from 15 to 49 (means age 14.3, SD 7.6). Data was collected using a key interview guide (kI) and a questionnaire. In statistical analysis, data was analyzed using Chi-Square and content analysis. To make the analysis easier, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0 was used. The study's results demonstrated that most participants were aware of maternal healthcare services, such as prenatal care, delivery care, and postnatal care services, with mean scores of 2.68, 2.79, and 2.38, respectively, and all above average scaled mean scores of 2.0. employing the three-point Likert scale. According to the study, more should be done to inform women about the importance of maternal health by the Nigerian government, philanthropists, non-governmental organizations, community health workers, medical sociologists, clinical psychologists, clinicians, and religious leaders. care services, and the necessity of increasing their use

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