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A Study on the Acceptance and Practice of Focused Antenatal Care by Healthcare Providers in the South-West Zone of Nigeria

Authors: OYERINDE Oyewole

Publication Type: Journal article

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ABSTRACT This is a study on the acceptance and practices of focused antenatal care by healthcare providers in five public hospitals the south-west zone of Nigeria. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive and integrated system of reproductive health care that offers an integrated set of services and within a four visit model. This research focused primarily on the knowledge of the health care providers including nurses and doctors, on the new World Health Organisation (WHO) initiative, and aimed to determine how the health workers can enhance its practice. Of the six hundred validated semi-structured questionnaires administered in this cross-sectional study 500 were found usable for data analysis. Analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics. The result showed that 42% of the respondents considered frequent routine as the norm and that women should be classified by risk category, 52% identified ignorance as one of the factors affecting focused antenatal care. Furthermore, 66?cepted that focused antenatal care is not enforced by their healthcare facility as a result of lack of policy concerning the practice of focused antenatal care. Only 6% of the respondents disagreed that early detection and prevention of diseases are a major component of focused antenatal care. It was observed that establishing link between the community and the facility in order to increase utilization of the services offered by the new WHO package can enhance its practice. In addition, proper supervision by a skilled, trained healthcare provider will also be effective in enhancing its practice. The package is accepted by the health care workers but not practiced.

Keywords: Focussed antenatal care World Health Organisation, healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, WHO package

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OYERINDE,O. . (2011). A Study on the Acceptance and Practice of Focused Antenatal Care by Healthcare Providers in the South-West Zone of Nigeria, 3 (), 484-484.

OYERINDE,O. . "A Study on the Acceptance and Practice of Focused Antenatal Care by Healthcare Providers in the South-West Zone of Nigeria" 3, no (), (2011): 484-484.

OYERINDE,O. and . (2011). A Study on the Acceptance and Practice of Focused Antenatal Care by Healthcare Providers in the South-West Zone of Nigeria, 3 (), pp484-484.

OYERINDEO, . A Study on the Acceptance and Practice of Focused Antenatal Care by Healthcare Providers in the South-West Zone of Nigeria. 2011, 3 ():484-484.

OYERINDE,Oyewole , . "A Study on the Acceptance and Practice of Focused Antenatal Care by Healthcare Providers in the South-West Zone of Nigeria", 3 . (2011) : 484-484.

O.Oyewole , "A Study on the Acceptance and Practice of Focused Antenatal Care by Healthcare Providers in the South-West Zone of Nigeria" vol.3, no., pp. 484-484, 2011.

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