Birth Preparedness among Women in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorGitonga, Eliphas
dc.contributor.authorKeraka, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorMwaniki, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-25T12:20:24Z
dc.date.available2021-03-25T12:20:24Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionResearch Paperen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground/Aim: In 2005, the sub-county health management team identified a need for information to reduce the lack of skilled attendance at birth. This study assesses the determinants of birth preparedness among women who had given birth in the last 2 years in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. Methods: Stratified sampling was used to select 345 pregnant women for interview. Systematic sampling was used so that every 14th client attending a maternal/child health clinic in the sampled facilities was interviewed. A descriptive crosssectional survey design was used. A chi-squared test and logistic regression were used to analyse the data Results: Approximately 20% of the interviewed sample were prepared for birth on all six recommended aspects of birth preparedness. The most planned for aspect of birth was hospital birth expenses (74%), followed by place of birth (69%). The least prepared for aspect was transport to a health facility (35%). Conclusions: Higher level of education, higher income, salaried occupation and at least four antenatal care visits all increased the likelihood of being more prepared for birth. A history of stillbirth reduced the likelihood of birth preparedness. It is recommended that the Kenya Ministry of Health improve levels of birth preparedness through the provision of antenatal caren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMark Allen Group companyen_US
dc.identifier.citationGitonga, E., Keraka, M., & Mwaniki, P. (2015). Birth preparedness among women in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 9(4), 153-157.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2052-4293
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21956
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAFRICAN Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Healthen_US
dc.subjectAntenatal care; Birth preparednessen_US
dc.titleBirth Preparedness among Women in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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