FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BIRTH PREPAREDNESS AND COMPLICATION READINESS PRACTICE AMONG WOMEN WHO ATTEND ANC IN CENTRAL HOSPITAL BENIN CITY EDO STATE
Background: In Nigerian, a woman has 1 in 22 lifetime risk of dying during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum/post-abortion; whereas in the most developed countries, the lifetime risk is 1 in 4,900.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with the practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness among women who attend ANC in Central Hospital Benin City.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used for this study among 427 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in central hospital Benin City whom were selected using a simple random sampling technique. A pre-tested, structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics and bivariate analysis was done to identify factors associated with birth preparedness practice and complication readiness among participants. Data was analyzed using IBSM SPSS version 20.0 and statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval.
Results: There was statistical association between age (p=0.036), level of education (p=0.001), average monthly income (p=0.001), parity (p=0.015), place of residence (p=0.003) and birth preparedness and complication readiness practice among the study participants. Furthermore, the study showed that knowledge of danger signs and components of birth preparedness and complication readiness were associated with birth preparedness
Conclusion: Knowledge of obstetrics danger signs is key to detecting complications and taking appropriate steps to access emergency care.
Keywords: Pregnancy, Birth preparedness, Central Hospital, Nigeria
