An Examination of Challenges Facing Maternal Care Among Women: A Case of Bugando Referral Hospital.

Fulli, John Paul (2021) An Examination of Challenges Facing Maternal Care Among Women: A Case of Bugando Referral Hospital. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study entitled “Examination of Challenges Facing Maternal Care among Women: A case of Bugando Referral Hospital” is informed by Social Learning theory and three specific objectives, namely, to identify demographic factors related to maternal care; to assess the challenges facing women during antenatal care period and to assess the challenges facing women during post-natal care period. With a sample size of one hundred and twenty, the study employed descriptive approach to collect qualitative and quantitative data from research subjects. The study finds that women age of 20 – 29 age categories to be leading among other in visiting hospital for both ACP and PCN services. Additionally, it reveals that the common challenge identified is the abuses from the health practitioners. Furthermore, it indicates that during post-natal care women were confronted with inadequate family support and poor economic status of the family. The study recommends that medical practitioners and social workers should observe the ethics when providing services during ACP and PCN period. Keywords: Examination of Challenges, Maternal Care, Women, Bugando Referral Hospital.

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