Practice of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness amongst Rural and Urban Women Attending Immunization Clinics in Primary Healthcare Centers in Bayelsa State: A Comparative Analysis
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Objective: To assess and compare the practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness amongst rural and urban women attending immunization clinics in primary healthcare centers in Bayelsa State.
Methods: It was a cross-sectional study. A multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of LGAs, and a Simple random sampling technique was used for the selection of study participants. Data were collected using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire, and the data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Chi-square statistics were used for the comparison of
proportions between rural and urban categorical variables. The level of statistical significance was set at 5%.
Results: The practice of birth preparedness, as shown by respondents taking specific action to prepare for childbirth and potential complications in this study, was higher among urban respondents (198, 93.4%) compared to rural respondents (152, 70.7%). The respondents who selected a place of birth in their past or present pregnancy and those who chose healthcare provider in the rural group were 166(77.2%) and 151(70.2%) respectively, and in the urban group, they were 198 (92.1%) and 201(93.5%) respectively, and the differences were statistically significant.
Conclusion: The practice of BPCR, as regards most of the variables studied, was higher amongst the urban respondents as compared to the rural ones. There is a need for more health education on BPCR in the rural areas.
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