PERCEPTION OF RURAL PREGNANT WOMEN ON THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING ANTENATAL CARE SERVICE UTILIZATION IN NORTH WEST, OFNIGERIA
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Keywords

Antenatal
Social determinants
pregnant women
North-west

Abstract

This study assessed the perception of rural pregnant women on the social determinants influencing (Education and income)on antenatal care services utilization in Northwest, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. The study used a descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 2,138 pregnant women from which a sample of 215 respondents were sampled through simple random technique . The instrument was valid and reliable with a Cronbach Alpha reliability index of 0.844. Descriptive statistics of frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations were used to describe the demographic characteristics of the respondents and to answer the research questions respectively. Inferential statistics of Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to test the formulated hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that, there was a significant influence of level of education on antenatal care service utilization among rural pregnant women in northwest, Nigeria and there was a significant influence of level of income on antenatal care service utilization among rural pregnant women in northwest, Nigeria.

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