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

Abstract

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.