dc.contributor.author |
Chepkemoi, Judy |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ndwiga, Taratisio |
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2021-01-26T06:54:42Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-01-26T06:54:42Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-07 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3998 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Introduction: Maternity services are an essential part in any and all communities. This
includes care from a traditional birth attendants or a trained H W. This is aimed at improving
the maternal health and reducing child mortality which in the long run will lead to
development.
Problem statement: There has been a problem of overcrowding and poor quality of
services already in public hospitals before the introduction of free maternity. This new
change saw a rise in the number of women delivering in the hospital increase drastically
causing a strain in the already tight situation. Many women hence prefer to deliver delivering
in the hands of traditional birth attendants and only coming to the hospital if and when
complications occur. This has led to the high mortality and maternal morbidity rates
Justification: Maternity is a crucial part in any and all societies in ensures continuity from
generation to generation. It is important to ensure that all women of child bearing age can
easily access the services from a skilled birth attendant.
Objectives: Broad: To assess the Uptake of free maternity services among women visiting
Kisumu East District Hospital. Kisumu East District Hospital was selected for the research
due to its convenience and proximity to the researcher. Descriptive study design was chosen
that seeks to describe the pattern of a phenomena by person, place and time. Convenience
sampling was used by drawing a representative data. People were selected because of the
ease of their volunteering and units because of their availability of easy access.
Data collection: Data was collected by administration of questionnaires where key
informants were interviewed. Analysis: SPSS version 20.0 used for data analysis.
Findings: Ninety four percent 94% of the respondents were aware of the free maternity
services 93% of the women visited ANC clinic during their last pregnancy while only 7 % did
not. A total of 76% of the respondents delivered at home while the rest 24% delivered in
hospital. The most common reason for delivering at home among the women was accessibility
to a health facility at 41%.
Conclusion: Most mothers were aware of the free maternity services available in Kenya
hence attended attend ante-natal and post-natal clinics. Although they are aware of the
services available, many of the mothers do not deliver in the hospital due to the low standards
of the services caused by overcrowding, low stuffing and insufficient supply of medication.
Recommendation: Undertake a comprehensive maternal health education campaign
which focuses on key causes of delay of treatment and seeks to promote gender equality in
health decision-making to allocate more funds to the free maternity services implementation
to improve its implementation and improve the quality of services provided in the health
facilities. |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
South American Journal of Public Health |
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dc.subject |
Free maternity services |
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dc.subject |
Maternal morbidity |
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dc.subject |
Mortality rates |
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dc.subject |
Antenatal care |
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dc.subject |
Maternal deaths |
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dc.title |
Assessment of uptake of free Maternity services among Women visiting Kisumu East District Hospital, Kisumu County, Kenya |
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dc.type |
Article |
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