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    Knowledge and Attitude of Women Utilizing Focused Antenatal Care and Maternal Complications in Public County Hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya
    (Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Eastern and Central Africa, 2020) Mukhwana, R.M; Margaret, N.K; Meshack, O
    Introduction: Focused Antenatal Care is antenatal care that provides individualized counseling, targeted assessment and provides safe, cost effective, and evidence-based intervention. Aim: This study aimed at investigating the knowledge and attitude of women utilizing Focused Antenatal Care associated with maternal complications in selected public county hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study design. A sample of 397 postnatal women interviewed for the study. Kenyatta University Ethics and Review Committee (KUERC) approved the study and the National Commission issued the permit for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI). Permission to collect data obtained from the participating hospitals. Quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (Version 22.0) Inferential statistics were done using Chi Square tests to determine the association between study variables at 95% confidence interval (p<0.05). Results: The study results revealed that 30% of respondents reported to have encountered a maternal complication during their current delivery outcome. The study results further revealed that 54.7% of respondents had high knowledge levels with 63.7% having positive attitude towards FANC utilization. Knowledge level was significantly associated (p=0.017) with maternal complications among respondents. Conclusion: The study concludes that the respondents from Nairobi City County had relatively low maternal complications. The respondents further had high knowledge levels and positive attitude towards FANC utilization. Recommendation: Scaling up male sensitization and awareness programs towards improved transfer of correct knowledge on FANC thus signify importance of seeking such services while pregnant.
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    Level of Knowledge on Risks Associated with Home Deliveries among Women of Reproductive Age after Formal Antenatal Care Visits in Narok South Sub- County
    (CARI, 2023-10) Ngotiek, Kirubet Purity; Kahiga, Titus Muhu; Onyambu, Meshack Ondora
    Purpose: The main objective of this study was to investigate the level of knowledge on risks associated with home deliveries among women of reproductive age after formal antenatal care visits in Narok Sub County. Methodology: The study adapted a descriptive, cross sectional study design which focused on all women of reproductive age who delivered at home after antenatal hospital care visits in the last 24 months. The research was completed in Narok South Sub County, Narok County in Kenya. The target populace included all women with children below two years of age who gave birth at home yet attended antenatal care visits in a health facility in Narok North Sub-County. The study population included all women of reproductive age which were in the age bracket of 15 and 49 years from Narok south sub-county in Narok County. The study adapted two sampling techniques (purposive sampling and simple random sampling) first, purposive sampling was used to obtain women who have had delivered in the last 24 months and also key informants like TBAs and community elders. A sample of 30% of the targeted population was selected; A semi structured questionnaire was utilized to gather data. The study utilized primary data only. The primary data was collected through semi structured questionnaires by visiting households with women of reproductive age who gave birth in the last 24 months in a non- hospital set up. Data was analyzed using excel and statistical package for social sciences SPSS version 22.0. Findings: The study found that during antenatal care visits women are taught on how to plan for births and have back-up plans, many do not have any backup plans for life-threatening occurrences when giving birth. The study concluded that, young women as compared to older women are more involved in non-hospital delivery due to unplanned births. Also, those women who had attended antenatal care visits were more knowledgeable about the risk factors of delivering at home. In addition, regardless of the government effort to provide free maternal services in Kenya, stable source of income, formal education with the right knowledge about reproductive health and geographical access, are the determinants of place of delivery among women in rural parts of Narok County. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: County Education officers in liaison with social development officers should work to promote adult formal education to improve literacy levels, which will go a long way in influencing reproductive health decisions.