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Determinants Of Maternal Mortality In General Hospital
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1.3 Purpose of the study
The purpose of the study is to understand the determinants of maternal mortality in General Hospital Calabar, Cross River.
1.4 Objectives of the study
(i) To assess the influence of poor maternal health care on maternal mortality
(ii) To identify the influence of education on maternal mortality
(iii) To determine the influence of occupation on maternal mortality
1.5 Research Questions
In
order for the researcher to achieve the objectives of the study, the
following research questions were developed to guide the study;
To what extent does poor maternal health influence maternal mortality?
How does education factors influence maternal mortality?
Can occupation influence maternal mortality?
1.6 Research hypothesis
There
is no significant relationship between maternal level of education and
causes of maternal mortality in General Hospital, Calabar
1.7 Scope of the study
The
study is narrowed to all pregnant women with pregnancy related issues
resulting to maternal mortality in General Hospital Calabar.
1.8 Significance of the study
The
findings of this study will help health workers to identify factors
responsible for maternal mortality, this will guide them on adopting
more effective measures to ensure that women experience uneventful
pregnancy, labour and peuperium. It will help women of child bearing age
in the prevention of maternal mortality even in future pregnancies by
obtaining adequate prenatal care.
Similarly, the study will also be
of value to government both state and federal, policy makers as well as
researchers for further research.
1.9 Limitations
The major
limitation encountered during this study was the attitude of health
record official in providing relevant information for the researcher.
Also some retrieval of information was very cumbersome due to the manual
nature of keeping information.
1.10 Operational definition of terms
Hospital: Is a place or building where people who are ill/sick or injured are giving medical treatment and care.
Primary Health Care: Is the medical treatment one received first when sick.
Pregnacy: Is a period where a woman is having a baby developing inside her.
Maternal Mortality: Is the death of a woman during or after delivery.
Maternal health: Is the physical well being of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period.
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