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2024, Vol. 6, Issue 10, Part A

Determinants and Choices of place of delivery among women of childbearing age in Shira local government area, Bauchi state-Nigeria


Author(s): Abubakar Musa, Usman Abba, Babagana Abba, Rayyan Muhammad Garba, Usman Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Bashar Jibril and Mahmoud Adamu Ibrahim

Abstract:
Background: Majority of the maternal death that occurs especially in developing countries are preventable or avoidable. Health services, cultural and socio-economic status of women are among the determining factors influencing the place of delivery. This study assessed the determinants and choices of place of delivery among women of child bearing age in Shira Local Government of Bauchi State-Nigeria.
Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional conducted using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire to 290 women of child bearing age between 15 to 45 years in Shira Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.0 and 0.05 was considered as level of significance.
Result: The mean age of study participants was 26.9 years with standard deviation of 4.69 and 61.0% of the participants delivered their last child at home while 39.0% delivered in the hospital. Reasons given for delivering at home by the respondents are; TBA is cheaper and friendlier than health workers, financial constraint and culture. Level of education (p<0.001) was statistically associated with hospital delivery while occupation (p = 0.003), decision making (p<0.001), quality of care (p<0.001), preference of gender to conduct delivery (p<0.001) were statistically associated with home delivery.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that institutional delivery for childbirth in Shira Local Government Area compared to delivery at home. Girl child education, training of traditional birth attendants, women empowerment and improvement of quality of care in the hospital will reduce the high rate of home deliveries and its consequences.


DOI: 10.22271/multi.2024.v6.i10a.486

Pages: 09-20 | Views: 52 | Downloads: 22

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Abubakar Musa, Usman Abba, Babagana Abba, Rayyan Muhammad Garba, Usman Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Bashar Jibril, Mahmoud Adamu Ibrahim. Determinants and Choices of place of delivery among women of childbearing age in Shira local government area, Bauchi state-Nigeria. Int J Multidiscip Trends 2024;6(10):09-20. DOI: 10.22271/multi.2024.v6.i10a.486
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