African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Background: Many policy makers at country level in both medium and low to middle-income countries... more Background: Many policy makers at country level in both medium and low to middle-income countries still have great difficulty deciding which quality intervention would have the greatest impact on the health outcomes delivered by their health systems. Aim: To investigate women’s perceptions about the factors that hinders or facilitates the provision of quality childbirth services in Ghana’s health care services to guide improvement efforts. Setting: The study was conducted in the greater Accra region of Ghana in two primary level hospitals (district hospitals). Methods: A qualitative study design, which is exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature, was used. Semi-structured interviews were used to examine the perspectives of 15 women on the factors that influence the quality of childbirth services and how services could be improved in Ghana. Data were analysed through data reduction, data display and generation of themes. Results: The findings in this study revealed two major...
Background Having a birth attendant with midwifery skills during childbirth is an effective inter... more Background Having a birth attendant with midwifery skills during childbirth is an effective intervention to reduce maternal and early neonatal morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, many women in Ethiopia still deliver a baby at home. The current study aimed at exploring and describing reasons why women do not use skilled delivery care in North West Ethiopia. Methods This descriptive explorative qualitative research was done in two districts of West Gojjam Zone in North West Ethiopia. Fourteen focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with pregnant women and mothers who delivered within one year. An inductive thematic analysis approach was employed to analyse the qualitative data. The data analysis adhered to reading, coding, displaying, reducing, and interpreting data analysis steps. Results Two major themes client-related factors and health system-related factors emerged. Factors that emerged within the major theme of client-related were socio-cultural factors, fear of health ...
Background Evidences from various parts of the world reveal that women with disabilities are faci... more Background Evidences from various parts of the world reveal that women with disabilities are facing widespread barriers in accessing public services. Service providers and program managers do not grasp the relevance of their work and interventions in addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of women with disabilities. The present study therefore aimed to assess family planning knowledge and practice among women with sensory disabilities. Methods A mixed method approach using quantitative and qualitative methods was employed to collect the data. The study included 326 blind and deaf women using respondent driven sampling technique and 29 purposely selected key informants. We carried out the study from August 2016–April 2017. The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS and the qualitative analysis was done using Open code software version 4.02 and triangulated with the quantitative findings. Results The findings showed that nearly two third of the respondents of were sex...
One of the strategies that can assist to improve maternal and newborn outcomes in Malawi is the p... more One of the strategies that can assist to improve maternal and newborn outcomes in Malawi is the provision of preconception care. Most of the problems that affect the neonates and their mothers occur before pregnancy and during organogenesis. Men and women of childbearing age need appropriate advice and healthcare to assist them to have healthy maternal and newborn outcomes. Persistent use of family planning and healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy could assist in reducing some of the causes of the maternal and infant mortality rate. Preconception health should be promoted through the use of family planning methods at a recommended time to have a healthy pregnancy. A quantitative descriptive non-experimental design was used to examine the use of preconception interventions at health centres in the urban areas of Blantyre, Malawi. Information was collected from 300 men and women of childbearing age between 18 and 35 years that had a pregnancy and intended to get pregnant in five ye...
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Background: Many policy makers at country level in both medium and low to middle-income countries... more Background: Many policy makers at country level in both medium and low to middle-income countries still have great difficulty deciding which quality intervention would have the greatest impact on the health outcomes delivered by their health systems. Aim: To investigate women’s perceptions about the factors that hinders or facilitates the provision of quality childbirth services in Ghana’s health care services to guide improvement efforts. Setting: The study was conducted in the greater Accra region of Ghana in two primary level hospitals (district hospitals). Methods: A qualitative study design, which is exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature, was used. Semi-structured interviews were used to examine the perspectives of 15 women on the factors that influence the quality of childbirth services and how services could be improved in Ghana. Data were analysed through data reduction, data display and generation of themes. Results: The findings in this study revealed two major...
Background Having a birth attendant with midwifery skills during childbirth is an effective inter... more Background Having a birth attendant with midwifery skills during childbirth is an effective intervention to reduce maternal and early neonatal morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, many women in Ethiopia still deliver a baby at home. The current study aimed at exploring and describing reasons why women do not use skilled delivery care in North West Ethiopia. Methods This descriptive explorative qualitative research was done in two districts of West Gojjam Zone in North West Ethiopia. Fourteen focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with pregnant women and mothers who delivered within one year. An inductive thematic analysis approach was employed to analyse the qualitative data. The data analysis adhered to reading, coding, displaying, reducing, and interpreting data analysis steps. Results Two major themes client-related factors and health system-related factors emerged. Factors that emerged within the major theme of client-related were socio-cultural factors, fear of health ...
Background Evidences from various parts of the world reveal that women with disabilities are faci... more Background Evidences from various parts of the world reveal that women with disabilities are facing widespread barriers in accessing public services. Service providers and program managers do not grasp the relevance of their work and interventions in addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of women with disabilities. The present study therefore aimed to assess family planning knowledge and practice among women with sensory disabilities. Methods A mixed method approach using quantitative and qualitative methods was employed to collect the data. The study included 326 blind and deaf women using respondent driven sampling technique and 29 purposely selected key informants. We carried out the study from August 2016–April 2017. The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS and the qualitative analysis was done using Open code software version 4.02 and triangulated with the quantitative findings. Results The findings showed that nearly two third of the respondents of were sex...
One of the strategies that can assist to improve maternal and newborn outcomes in Malawi is the p... more One of the strategies that can assist to improve maternal and newborn outcomes in Malawi is the provision of preconception care. Most of the problems that affect the neonates and their mothers occur before pregnancy and during organogenesis. Men and women of childbearing age need appropriate advice and healthcare to assist them to have healthy maternal and newborn outcomes. Persistent use of family planning and healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy could assist in reducing some of the causes of the maternal and infant mortality rate. Preconception health should be promoted through the use of family planning methods at a recommended time to have a healthy pregnancy. A quantitative descriptive non-experimental design was used to examine the use of preconception interventions at health centres in the urban areas of Blantyre, Malawi. Information was collected from 300 men and women of childbearing age between 18 and 35 years that had a pregnancy and intended to get pregnant in five ye...
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