Medical Practitioners Influence on The Intercultural Communication Expectation by Expectant Mothers During Consultations

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dc.contributor.authorNdung’u Stacy Wangari & Mbutu Paul
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-06T08:19:17Z
dc.date.available2024-05-06T08:19:17Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionJournal Article.
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this study was to establish if medical practitioners meet the intercultural communication expectations by expectant mothers during consultations. Methodology:The study utilized a correlation research design. The target population comprised all expectant mothers within Kibera slums who were present at the selected clinics during antenatal day at the time of data collection. The target population also constituted all the twenty eight medical practitioners working at the five selected clinics as well as all the peer professionals who listen to the expectant mothers’ complaints. The study conducted a census for the medical practitioners and used convenience sampling for the expectant mothers and peer professionals. The sample size was 38 respondents. The study used a questionnaire; focus group discussion and a key informant interview guide as research instrumentsto obtain primary data.The questionnaires were self-administered with the help of two research assistants while the researcher conducted the focus group discussion with the expectant mothers and the key informant interview with the two peer proffessionals. The researcher analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data. Results:The medical practitioners indicated that expectant mothers have various expectations towards them.The medical practitioners also indicated that the expectationsofexpectant mothers affect intercultural communication of health information among expectant mothers.The peer professionals also revealed that expectant mothers had various expectations towards the medical practitioners.The expectant mothers also indicated that the medical practitioners do not have the right intercultural communication skills. Policy recommendation: The Ministry of Health should take the initiative to educate the residents of Kibera slum on the importance of attending antenatal and prenatal clinics. The MOH should also lead campaigns that condemn outdated cultural customs which subject expectant mothers to adverse risks even to the point of losing their lives. This can be done through the local media
dc.description.sponsorshipDaystar University
dc.identifier.citationNdung’u S. W. & Mbutu P. (2017): Medical Practitioners Influence on The Intercultural Communication Expectation by Expectant Mothers During Consultations. :Journal of Communication
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4444
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Communication
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol.1, Issue No.1, pp 64 - 82, 2017
dc.subjectintercultural communication
dc.titleMedical Practitioners Influence on The Intercultural Communication Expectation by Expectant Mothers During Consultations
dc.typeArticle

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