Why rural women do not use primary health centres for pregnancy care : evidence from a qualitative study in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorNtoimo, Lorretta Favour C.
dc.contributor.authorOkonofua, Friday E.
dc.contributor.authorIgboin, Brian
dc.contributor.authorEkwo, Chioma
dc.contributor.authorImongan, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorYaya, Sanni
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-22T20:52:36Z
dc.date.available2021-09-22T20:52:36Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-05
dc.description.abstractPregnant women in rural communities in Nigeria often do not use Primary Health Care Centres. Through focus group discussions, the study found four broad categories of reasons underlying non-use: 1) accessibility factors – poor roads and transportation, long distances, and facility not always open; 2) perceptions relating to poor quality of care, inadequate drugs, abusive care by health providers, long wait times, and inappropriate referrals; 3) costs of services, including inability to pay for services even when costs are not excessive; the introduction of informal payments by staff; and 4) partner support (or lack thereof), and misinterpretation of signs of pregnancy complications.en
dc.description.sponsorshipGlobal Affairs Canada (GAC)
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/60638
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMCen
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019) 19 : 277en
dc.relation.journalBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2433-1
dc.subjectPREGNANCYen
dc.subjectRURAL WOMENen
dc.subjectRURAL HEALTHen
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIESen
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CAREen
dc.subjectOBSTETRICSen
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CAREen
dc.subjectANTENATAL CAREen
dc.subjectNIGERIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleWhy rural women do not use primary health centres for pregnancy care : evidence from a qualitative study in Nigeriaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© The Author(s), 2019
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108041001
idrc.project.number108041
idrc.project.titleIncreasing Women's Access to Skilled Pregnancy Care in Nigeria (IMCHA)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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