Knowledge of Antenatal Care Services among Pregnant Women attending Healthcare Facilities in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, Enugu State

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Theresa Oyibo Eze
Chima Charles Igbokwe
Adaustin Ifeoma Okeke

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The study assessed the knowledge of antenatal care services among pregnant women attending healthcare facilities in Uzo-Uwani LGA, Enugu State. Three specific objectives with corresponding research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. Cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of 4200 registered pregnant women attending the 41 accredited healthcare facilities in Uzo-uwani LGA, Enugu State between January and December, 2020, and a total of 420 pregnant women were studied using two-stage sampling procedure. A researcher structured questionnaire with internal consistency of .83 was used for data collection. Mean, frequencies, and percentages were used to answer research questions while Chi-square was used to verify the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study revealed that greater proportion (88.5%) of pregnant women possessed knowledge of ANC services in Uzo-Uwani LGA, Enugu State. There was no significant difference in the knowledge of ANC services among pregnant women attending health facilities in Uzo-Uwani LGA, Enugu State based on age, X2(3) = 2.996; p = 0.39. Therefore, there is need for ANC Services-Based Educational Programme to be developed by the government to sustain knowledge regarding ANC and other services for women especially those within childbearing age.

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Eze, T. O., Igbokwe, C. C., & Okeke, A. I. (2023). Knowledge of Antenatal Care Services among Pregnant Women attending Healthcare Facilities in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, Enugu State. International Journal of Human Kinetics, Health and Education, 7(1). Retrieved from https://journals.aphriapub.com/index.php/IJoHKHE/article/view/1949
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Theresa Oyibo Eze, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of human Kinetics and Health Education

Chima Charles Igbokwe, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of human Kinetics and Health Education

Adaustin Ifeoma Okeke, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of human Kinetics and Health Education

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