Women's Preference for Traditional Birth Attendants and Modern Health Care Practitioners in Akpabuyo Community of Cross River State, Nigeria
| Autor: | I. I. Akpabio, G.C. Robinson-Bassey, Rita E. Etifit, Olaide B. Edet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Rural Population Program evaluation Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Population Nigeria Developing country Midwifery Health Services Accessibility Health personnel Nursing Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Humans Medicine Cross river Maternal Health Services education education.field_of_study business.industry Patient Preference Systematic sampling Delivery Obstetric Preference Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine General Health Professions Female business |
| Zdroj: | Health Care for Women International. 35:100-109 |
| ISSN: | 1096-4665 0739-9332 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399332.2013.815751 |
| Popis: | The proportion of women who patronized traditional birth attendants (TBAs) or modern health care practitioners (MHCPs) was compared, including reasons for their choices. A comparative design was adopted to study 300 respondents selected through a multistage systematic random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a validated 21-item structured questionnaire. We observed that 75 (25%) patronized and 80 (27%) preferred TBAs, and 206 (69%) patronized and 220 (75%) preferred MHCPs, while 19 (6%) patronized both. The view that TBAs prayed before conducting deliveries was supported by a majority 75 (94%) of the respondents who preferred them. Factors associated with preference for TBAs should be addressed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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