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CULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE ADOPTION OF MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGE BY WOMEN IN IROLU COMMUNITY, IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE

Authors: ATAKITI Ifeoluwa , SOLO-ANAETO Margaret , & Ogunwemimo Oluwafisayo

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Journal Of Inquiries In Sociological Studies

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The frightening degree of maternal mortality in countries yet to attain development has necessitated the need to address the menace. This study examined the role that cultural practices play in women’s adoption of maternal health messages in Ikenne Local Government, Nigeria. Anchored on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory, which addresses the processes of idea, product, practice or technology adoption among people of various culture. The qualitative research design using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice) was adopted to gather data for this study. The population consisted of all pregnant and post-partum women in Irolu, Ikenne local government Area with a sample size of 20 women within the reproductive age of 15 to 49. This study found that all the selected respondents listen to radio because it is easy to understand the maternal health messages communicated in their native language. A major discovery in this study is that women find the radio to be a reliable source of information, among the culture practices practiced by the women are carrying oblation, taking concoctions, bathing baby with salt, certain food avoidance all to aid safe child birth. The women claimed that they no longer observe these cultural practices because they have been informed through ‘My Doctor and I’ a radio programme on maternal health of the dangers on these practices. This study concludes that concluded that maternal health messages on radio are informative and they help to improve the health of women during and after pregnancy.

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ATAKITI,I. SOLO-ANAETO,M. Ogunwemimo,O. . (2016). CULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE ADOPTION OF MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGE BY WOMEN IN IROLU COMMUNITY, IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, 2 (), 24-24.

ATAKITI,I. SOLO-ANAETO,M. Ogunwemimo,O. . "CULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE ADOPTION OF MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGE BY WOMEN IN IROLU COMMUNITY, IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE" 2, no (), (2016): 24-24.

ATAKITI,I. and SOLO-ANAETO,M. and Ogunwemimo,O. and . (2016). CULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE ADOPTION OF MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGE BY WOMEN IN IROLU COMMUNITY, IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, 2 (), pp24-24.

ATAKITII, SOLO-ANAETOM, OgunwemimoO, . CULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE ADOPTION OF MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGE BY WOMEN IN IROLU COMMUNITY, IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE. 2016, 2 ():24-24.

ATAKITI,Ifeoluwa , SOLO-ANAETO,Margaret , and Ogunwemimo,Oluwafisayo . "CULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE ADOPTION OF MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGE BY WOMEN IN IROLU COMMUNITY, IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE", 2 . (2016) : 24-24.

A.Ifeoluwa S.Margaret & O.Oluwafisayo , "CULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE ADOPTION OF MATERNAL HEALTH MESSAGE BY WOMEN IN IROLU COMMUNITY, IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE" vol.2, no., pp. 24-24, 2016.

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