Awareness and satisfaction with antenatal care services among pregnant women in Lagos state, Nigeria
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Date
2021
Authors
Ademuyiwa, IY
Opeke, RO
Farotimi, AA
Ejidokun, A
Olowe, AO
Ojo, EA
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Scientific Scholar
Abstract
Objectives: Despite the growing interest and efforts by government to make popular use of antenatal care (ANC)
services in Nigeria as recommended by the World Health Organization, high level of infant and maternal mortality
remains a major public health challenge facing the country. Dissatisfaction toward ANC services among pregnant
women may be attributed to low level of awareness. This study assessed the level of awareness and satisfaction of
ANC services among pregnant women in Lagos state, Nigeria.
Material and Methods: The study adopted a survey research design. A multistage sampling technique was
utilized to recruit participants for this study. A validated questionnaire was used for data collection and data
were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Ethical approval was obtained from Babcock
University Health Research Ethics Committee with approval no: BUHREC543/17. Approval was also obtained
from health service commission and in the six general hospitals used for the study. Informed consent was taken
and respondents were reassured of the privacy and confidentiality of the information obtained.
Results: The results showed that most of the respondents (85.6%) were in their reproductive years, that is, ages
23–37. The results showed that the level of awareness had a significant influence on pregnant women’s satisfaction
with the services (β = 0.460, F(1,1313) = 351.499, R2 = 0.211, P < 0.05). The level of awareness of ANC services was
high (M = 4.31, SD = 1.01) on a scale of 5.
Conclusion: The study concluded that awareness of ANC services positively impacts pregnant women’s
satisfaction with the services in Lagos state. Efforts should be made to improve the level of awareness of pregnant
mothers to achieve greater satisfaction with ANC services in Lagos state.
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Scholarly articles
Keywords
Satisfaction , Pregnant women , Awareness , Antenatal care services , Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE
Citation
Ademuyiwa IY, Opeke RO, Farotimi AA, Ejidokun A, Olowe AO, Ojo EA. Awareness and satisfaction with antenatal care services among pregnant women in Lagos state, Nigeria. Calabar J Health Sci 2021;5(1):21-7.