Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in Nigeria
Background: Maternal health is the mother's state of well-being before, during, and after conception. Studies have suggested that the increasing maternal mortality rate is preventable provided maternal health services are accessible during pregnancy. This study explored the association between...
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| author | Bukola T Maitanmi Abiodun A Adelaja Damilola R Okunola Julius O Maitanmi Yetunde O Tola Oluwadamilare Akingbade |
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| description | Background: Maternal health is the mother's state of well-being before, during, and after conception. Studies have suggested that the increasing maternal mortality rate is preventable provided maternal health services are accessible during pregnancy. This study explored the association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State. Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional survey. One hundred and eighty-eight pregnant women from the antenatal unit of a tertiary hospital in Southwestern Nigeria were selected using a convenience sampling technique. Data were collected via a pretested, self-designed questionnaire. The descriptive statistics were used to analyze the resulting data, and the hypotheses were tested using the Pearson product-moment correlation at 0.05 level of significance. Result: From the study, 72 (38.30%) and 58 (30.90%) agreed that their income and occupation influence their maternal health services utilization. Significant relationship (p < 0.05) existed between maternal health service utilization and age and between socioeconomic factors (occupation and income level) and utilization of maternal health services of pregnant women. Conclusions: Overall, this study revealed that the level of utilization of maternal health services among expectant women attending FMC is moderate. As this study has shown that socioeconomic factors influence the utilization of maternal health services, we recommend that interventions by health workers targeted at improving the utilization of maternal health services should consider these factors when designing such interventions. It is hoped that this will contribute to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in this state. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29aa620b6a6e420a8c5cb4009bfbf47b2023-10-26T07:27:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-90662023-01-0128551451910.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_61_22Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in NigeriaBukola T MaitanmiAbiodun A AdelajaDamilola R OkunolaJulius O MaitanmiYetunde O TolaOluwadamilare AkingbadeBackground: Maternal health is the mother's state of well-being before, during, and after conception. Studies have suggested that the increasing maternal mortality rate is preventable provided maternal health services are accessible during pregnancy. This study explored the association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State. Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional survey. One hundred and eighty-eight pregnant women from the antenatal unit of a tertiary hospital in Southwestern Nigeria were selected using a convenience sampling technique. Data were collected via a pretested, self-designed questionnaire. The descriptive statistics were used to analyze the resulting data, and the hypotheses were tested using the Pearson product-moment correlation at 0.05 level of significance. Result: From the study, 72 (38.30%) and 58 (30.90%) agreed that their income and occupation influence their maternal health services utilization. Significant relationship (p < 0.05) existed between maternal health service utilization and age and between socioeconomic factors (occupation and income level) and utilization of maternal health services of pregnant women. Conclusions: Overall, this study revealed that the level of utilization of maternal health services among expectant women attending FMC is moderate. As this study has shown that socioeconomic factors influence the utilization of maternal health services, we recommend that interventions by health workers targeted at improving the utilization of maternal health services should consider these factors when designing such interventions. It is hoped that this will contribute to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in this state.http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2023;volume=28;issue=5;spage=514;epage=519;aulast=Maitanmioccupationpregnant womensocioeconomic factors |
| spellingShingle | Bukola T Maitanmi Abiodun A Adelaja Damilola R Okunola Julius O Maitanmi Yetunde O Tola Oluwadamilare Akingbade Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in Nigeria Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research occupation pregnant women socioeconomic factors |
| title | Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in Nigeria |
| title_full | Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in Nigeria |
| title_short | Association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in Nigeria |
| title_sort | association between socioeconomic status and the utilization of maternal health services in nigeria |
| topic | occupation pregnant women socioeconomic factors |
| url | http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2023;volume=28;issue=5;spage=514;epage=519;aulast=Maitanmi |
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