Igberase G O, Isah E C, Igbekoyi O F
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Ann Afr Med. 2009 Oct-Dec;8(4):261-5. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.59582.
Maternal mortality rates are very high in Nigeria. Increased level of awareness and perception will reduce maternal mortality rates.
The study was aimed at assessing the awareness and perception of maternal mortality among women in the reproductive age group at Ogunu community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that was carried out in Ogunu town in Delta State. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 400 women, who gave consent to be enrolled in the study. They were assisted in filling a semi-structured questionnaire containing questions on awareness and perception of maternal mortality among women in the community. Information generated was recorded on a data collection sheet designed for the study. The coded data were fed into the computer using the SPSS program to determine the mean values and frequencies.
A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed; of these, 349 were completely filled and returned. The mean age of the study subjects was 31.6 +/- 7.7 years. Among these subjects, 54.7% were married, while 32.7%, 28.7% and 26.5% had tertiary, secondary and primary education, respectively. The study revealed that 96.3% of the subjects felt that death can occur from pregnancy-related problems, while 69.1% were aware of maternal mortality. Majority of the subjects agreed that one or more forms of delay could be responsible for their death. This study shows that a good proportion of subjects was aware of maternal mortality and also had a good perception of it.
Efforts should be directed towards educating women about the risk of delivering in homes of traditional birth attendants, maternity homes and health centers, and the concept of early referral of women to the hospital should be reinforced. Providing information to women on prevention of maternal mortality and community participation and mobilization will help prevent maternal mortality to some extent in Nigeria.
尼日利亚的孕产妇死亡率非常高。提高认知水平和认识将降低孕产妇死亡率。
本研究旨在评估三角州州沃里南地方政府区奥古努社区育龄妇女对孕产妇死亡率的认知和认识。
这是一项在三角州州奥古努镇开展的描述性横断面研究。采用简单随机抽样技术选取400名同意参与研究的妇女。协助她们填写一份半结构化问卷，其中包含有关该社区妇女对孕产妇死亡率的认知和认识的问题。所收集的信息记录在为该研究设计的数据收集表上。使用SPSS程序将编码数据输入计算机，以确定平均值和频率。
共发放400份问卷；其中，349份被完整填写并返回。研究对象的平均年龄为31.6±7.7岁。在这些对象中，54.7%已婚，而分别有32.7%、28.7%和26.5%接受过高等、中等和初等教育。研究显示，96.3%的对象认为死亡可能由与妊娠相关的问题导致，而69.1%知晓孕产妇死亡率。大多数对象同意一种或多种形式的延误可能导致她们死亡。本研究表明，相当一部分对象知晓孕产妇死亡率，并且对其也有较好的认识。
应致力于教育妇女了解在传统助产士家中、妇产院和健康中心分娩的风险，并且应强化妇女尽早转诊至医院的观念。向妇女提供有关预防孕产妇死亡以及社区参与和动员的信息将在一定程度上有助于尼日利亚预防孕产妇死亡。
