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AWARENESS AND USE OF INFORMATION ON SAFE MOTHERHOOD AMONG RURAL WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN OGUN ST

Authors: AINA Rachael

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Information is a vital ingredient for overall well-being of women. However, the extent to which rural women are aware of and use information on safe motherhood has not been clearly ascertained. This study examined if awareness determined information use on safe motherhood issues among rural women in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study utilized the survey research design. Data were collected using the questionnaire; interviews; and the focus group discussions among rural women in eight selected local governments of Ogun state using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The data were presented using descriptive statistics and further analysed with chi square test of independence. Major sources of health information used by rural women were health workers, family and friends and the radio while the internet, CD-ROM, libraries were seldom consulted. There was significant relationship between information awareness on matters of safe motherhood and use on preconception care (p= .006), antenatal care (p = .034), family planning (p= .000), immunizations (p = .003), and male circumcision (p = .003). However, breastfeeding (p= .081), child labour and child delivery complications (p= .355) did not significantly relate to information awareness and use. The study concluded that there was no significant influence of information awareness on use in all matters of safe motherhood. Therefore, information awareness as a function of information use is fairly determining its use. Thus, safe motherhood among rural women in Ogun State will be enhanced if there is significant improvement on reproductive health information, its use and provision of medical facilities.

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