Factors influencing health facility delivery among women of reproductive age in Lilongwe District, Malawi: a cross-section study.
Factors
Lilongwe
Malawi
facility delivery
maternal health
reproductive age
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
29
04
2015
accepted:
18
09
2022
entrez:
14
2
2023
pubmed:
15
2
2023
medline:
16
2
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
utilization of health facility for delivery could save pregnant women from avoidable maternal deaths. However, use of health facility in deliveries remains inconsistent. The main study objective was to identify factors influencing health facility delivery among women of reproductive age in Lilongwe District. a cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires administered to 210 women of reproductive age was used. Chi-square (or Fischer Exact Test), where appropriate was used to analyze data. the findings of the study revealed that the level of health facility delivery in Lilongwe District is 73.8%. It revealed that 97.1% of the respondents are aware of health facility delivery and most (89.5%) prefer health worker as the best person to assist pregnant women during delivery. There is a significant association between level of knowledge (p = 0.000), the level of education (p=0.000), employment (94.7%) and religious teachings (p=0.000) with delivery in a health facility. The study further shows that more Muslim´s women (91.7%) delivered at health facility compared to their counterparts from others religions and African traditionalists (20%). in conclusion, the level of knowledge, age, level of education and marital status, Occupation, monthly income, and the amount spent during the past delivery, and the religious teachings influence health facility delivery. We recommend the sharing of the findings with different stakeholders in order to find the solutions and the need for dialogue with traditional chiefs and religious leaders on advocating for health facility delivery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36785692
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.43.160.6921
pii: PAMJ-43-160
pmc: PMC9922087
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
160Informations de copyright
Copyright: Samuel Gamah et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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