KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES AND BARRIERS TO THEIR UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE IN NKUME COMMUNITY, ENUGU STATE

📄 Project Abstract

High maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rate is a huge public health problem in developing countries of the World, Nigeria inclusive. According to the World Health Organisation (2014), approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth everyday globally and 99% of all the maternal deaths occur in developing countries. More than half of these deaths occur in sub Saharan Africa (62%) and almost 1/3 occur in south Asia (24%). The National Demographic Health Survey (2013) recorded that Nigeria accounts for about 13% of the global maternal death rates with an estimated 36,000 women dying in pregnancy or child birth each year. It is also reported that for every woman that dies from pregnancy related causes, 20 to 30 more will develop short and long term damage to their reproductive organs resulting in disabilities such as fistula, pelvic inflammatory disease, ruptured uterus (World Health Organisation, 2007). According to the World Health Organi...