Factors influencing the use of Anaemia Prevention Strategies among Pregnant Women attending antenatal clinic in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District
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September, 2019
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Abstract
The occurrences and prevalence of anaemia in Ghana remains a worrying phenomenon to the
public health. It is endemic in all the regions of the country and affects so many pregnant
women. The World Health Organization has put in place some measures to help prevent
anaemia during pregnancy, which requires countries including Ghana to integrate into their
antenatal care. This study aimed at determining the factors influencing the use of anaemia
prevention strategies among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in BunkpuruguNakpanduri District. The study adopted a crossed sectional study design and sampled three
hundred and sixty (360) pregnant women as the participants using simple random sampling
technique. Quantitative research method was adopted for the study and questionnaires were
used in gathering data. The collected data was analysed quantitatively by the use of Statistical
Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS version 20). Results revealed good knowledge and use of
anaemia prevention strategies such as insecticide-treated net, use of iron supplements to the
infant, food mix with nutrients and so on among pregnant women. The study also finds most
of socio-cultural and health related factors such as attitude of health workers and
availabilities of anaemia strategies among others to have no negative effects with regards to
the use of anaemia prevention strategies. However, the study found a significant relationship
between distance to health facilities and the use of anaemia prevention strategies. The study
recommends more health facilities to be built in the district since distance to health facilities
is found to have a significant association with the use of anaemia prevention strategies. The
study also recommends more health education to be made about the important of using
anaemia prevention strategies in study since some were having no knowledge on it
Description
A dissertation submitted to the School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment for the award of the Master of Public Health (mph) degree in Population and Reproductive Health.
Keywords
Anaemia, Prevention, Strategies, Pregnant Women, antenatal, bunkpurugu-nakpanduri District