A Qualitative Research Study Investigating Community Knowledge And Perception Of The Safe Motherhood Issues In Tororo District Eastern Uganda.

Table of Contents                                                     DECLARATION............................................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION................................................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.................................................................................................................................. vi                       LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................... iError! Bookmark not defined. Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. v CHAPTER ONE ...............................................................................................................................................1 1.1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................1 Problem Statement...................................................................................................................................2 1.3 Objectives......................................................................................................................................3 1.4 Research Questions.......................................................................................................................4 1.6 Significance of the Research .........................................................................................................4 CHAPTER TWO ..............................................................................................................................................5 LITERATURE REVIEW.....................................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................................................9 3.0 METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................9 3.1 STUDY AREA ........................................................................................................................................9 3.2 STUDY POPULATION ...........................................................................................................................9 3.3 STUDY DESIGN.....................................................................................................................................9 3.4 SAMPLE SIZE........................................................................................................................................9 3.5 DATA COLLECTION ............................................................................................................................10 3.6 DATA ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................10 3.7 INCLUSION CRITERIA.........................................................................................................................10 3.8 EXCLUSION CRITERIA.........................................................................................................................10 3.9ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................................11 CHAPTER FOUR ...........................................................................................................................................12 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................................12 TABLE 1: DISTRIBUTION OF GENDER BY AGE..............................................................................................12 ii TABLE 2: DISTRIBUTION OF GENDER BY MARITAL STATUS ........................................................................12 TABLE 3: DISTRIBUTION OF GENDER BY HIGHEST LEVEL OF FORMAL EDUCATION ATTAINED..................13 GRAPH 1: KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PREGNACY RELATED COMPLICATIONS ...................................................14 GRAPH 2: LISTING OF PREGNANCY RELATED COMLICATIONS ...................................................................15 GRAPH 3: KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE TO GET HELP......................................................................................16 PIE CHART 1: NUMBER OF TIMES TO VISIT ANTENATAL CLINIC ...........................................................17 PIE CHART 2: KNOWLEDGE OF WHY ANTENATAL CLINIC IS ATTENDED...............................................18 PIE CHART 3: WHY WOMEN DELIVER OUTSIDE HOSPITALS .......................................................................19 PIE CHART 4: WHY WOMEN DO NOT ATTEND ANC....................................................................................20 TABLE 4: GENDER SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PREGNANCY RELATED COMPLICATIONS .........................................................................................................................................20 TABLE 5: GENDER SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MINIMUN NUMBER OF TIMES TO VISIT ANC ....................................................................................................................................................21 TABLE 6: WHY SOME WOMEN DELIVER OUTSIDE HEALTH FACILITIES.......................................................21 TABLE 7: WHY SOME WOMEN DO NOT ATTEND ANC CLINIC ....................................................................22 TABLE 8: KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PREGNACY RELATED COMPLICATIONS......................................................22 TABLE 9: MINIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES TO VISIT ANC VERSUS EDUCATION LEVEL .................................23 TABLE 10: WHY VISIT ANC CLINIC ...............................................................................................................23 TABLE 11: EDUCATION LEVEL VERSUS WHY SOME WOMEN DELIVER OUTSIDE HEALTH FACILITIES ........24 TABLE 12: KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHY SOME WOMEN DO NOT ATTEND ANC VERSUS EDUCAN LEVEL ....25 CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................................................................................................26 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS...........................................................................................................................26 CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................27 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................30 APPENDIX I ..................................................................................................................................................31 APPEDNDIX II: Questionnaire......................................................................................................................34 APPENDIX IV: TABLE FOR DETERMINING SAMPLE SIZE FROM A GIVEN POPULATION 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