Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Ekpo Abasi Primary Health Care Centre, Calabar South, Cross River State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue XII, December 2018 | ISSN 2454–6186

Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Ekpo Abasi Primary Health Care Centre, Calabar South, Cross River State, Nigeria

Ogana, Josephine. F. 1, Takon, Mary. B2., Udom, Hannah. T.3 & Angioha, Pius U.4

^1&2Department of Public Health Nursing, College of Health Technology, Calabar, Nigeria
³Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
⁴Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Corresponding author: Ogana Josephine, F. & Angioha, Pius U.

Abstract: – The main objective of the study is to assess birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in Ekpo Abasi Primary Health Care Center, Calabar South, Cross river state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study assesses the effect of regular antenatal visit and healthy nutrition on complication readiness among pregnant women in Ekpo Abasi Primary Health Care Center, Calabar South, Cross River State, Nigeria. Two hypotheses were raised based on the variables of the study and were stated in null form. Literature was reviewed according to each variable raised and the health belief model was adopted to guide the study. The survey research design was used for the study. The sample of the study comprised of one hundred and twenty pregnant women who were purposively selected from the Ekpo Abasi primary health centre in Calabar South. The instrument of data collection was the questionnaire. Data collected from the field was coded and analysed using the appropriate statistical tool at 0.05 confidence level. Out of the one hundred and twenty question distributed, one hundred and eighteen was return and used for the analysis. Results revealed that Regular antenatal visits have a statistical effect on complication readiness among pregnant women in Ekpo Abasi Primary Health Care Centre, Calabar South, Cross river state, Nigeria and Healthy nutrition have a statistical effect on complication readiness among pregnant women in Ekpo Abasi Primary Health Care Center, Calabar South, Cross river state, Nigeria. The study thereby recommends that pregnant women should be motivated and mobilized to utilized Antenatal Clinic for effective complication readiness; pregnant women should always deliver their children under skilled birth attendant amongst others.

Keywords: Birth preparedness, complication readiness, regular antenatal visits, healthy nutrition

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