An Analysis of Views on the Perspective of Staff Behaviour on Utilization of Skilled Delivery Services by Maasai Women in Kiekonyokie Sub Location of Kajiado County in Kenya. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science
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2017
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IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science
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Maternal health is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals, is central to poverty reduction and overall development efforts and it increased international attention for monitoring progress on maternal health and improving access to skilled attendants at deliveries. In Kenya, 44 percent of births are delivered under the supervision of a health professional, mainly a nurse or midwife. Traditional birth attendants continue to play a vital role in delivery, assisting with 28 percent of births. This research paper aimed to study the role of views on staff behaviour on the utilization of skilled delivery services by Maasai women, the study population belonging to a community of nomadic life style in North of Kajiado County in Kenya population. The study design was a cross sectional descriptive study adopting both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The sample size was 264 women of reproductive age obtained by using Fisher et al., formula when the population is more than 10,000.The quantitative data has been analyzed using (SPSS) version 17.0 while the qualitative data was analyzed by summarizing of the themes. Results show the role of health seeking behaviour in relation to the views on staff behaviour on utilization of skilled delivery services in Maasai women in Kiekonyokie area of Kajiado County of Kenya.57.2% in the Kajiado study went to the health facility for other illnesses. Mothers in laws played the least role when it came to illnesses compared to pregnancy. The women acknowledged that delivering in the hospital is good but it has no communal support. Over 60% of the women in the study rated the staff behaviour as good with less than 10% rating as unacceptable. This indicated clearly that the staff behaviour towards women during delivery did not have a negative effect nor serve as a hindrance to them. Involvement of the mothers in laws and husbands during antenatal care visits till delivery time is important to enhance skilled delivery services among the Maasai women in this study. Health education to the stake holders is also essential in ensuring the safety of the mother and the newborn.
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Maasai Women, views on staff behaviour, Utilization of Skilled Delivery Services, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Simel, L.L., Nanduri, L., Juma, P.A., & Omuga, B.O. (2017). An Analysis of Views on the Perspective of Staff Behaviour on Utilization of Skilled Delivery Services by Maasai Women in Kiekonyokie Sub Location of Kajiado County in Kenya