Knowledge And Attitude Of Pregnant Women Towards Antenatal Services In Nsukka Local Government Area Of Enugu State, Nigeria
Keywords:
antenatal services, attitude, KnowledgeAbstract
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the knowledge and attitude of pregnant
women towards antenatal services in Nsukka LGA of Enugu State. This study
adopted the descriptive survey design. Specifically, five objectives with five
corresponding research questions were formulated to guide the study. A multistage sampling technique of balloting without replacement was used to select 259
pregnant women in Nsukka LGA of Enugu State. Data were collected using
structured questionnaire and analysis was done using simple percentage and mean
responses. Results showed that pregnant women had moderate level of knowledge
of concept of antenatal services. Pregnant women from urban area had high level
of knowledge of the concept of antenatal services while their counterpart from
the rural setting had moderate level of knowledge. Also, it was realized that
pregnant women with secondary and tertiary education had positive attitude while
those with no formal and primary education had negative attitude to antenatal
services, and pregnant women from both urban and rural settings had positive
attitude. Based on the findings, the study recommends among other that all health
educators and other health professionals should adopt better educational strategies
to improve the knowledge and utilization of antenatal services among pregnant
women.
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