• THE IMPACT OF TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT PRACTICE IN THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study is designed to examine the impact of traditional birth attendant practices (TBAs) in primary health care and on women. Randomly-selected women (n=100) were interviewed to gain a more thorough understanding of the impact of traditional birth attendant practices (TBAs) in primary health care.Research question 1: what made women start receiving care from traditional birth attendant? Shows that 12% visits TBAs because of the cost of services in the hospital, 32% visits TBAs because of family member’s opinion while 36% visits TBAs because of accessibility.Research question 2: Have they ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]1.1 Background of StudySince the adoption of the Primary Health Care (PHC) approach in Nigeria in 1979, government has recognized the need for integrating traditional birth attendants (TBAs) into the PHC system and had consequently initiated TBAs training programmes. In spite of the high patronage of traditional birth attendants, many of their practices during childbirth have been found to adversely affect the health of mothers.One of the strategies Ministries of Health and their partners have adopted with the aim of promoting safe motherhood since the 1980’s is training unskilled traditiona ... Continue Reading