Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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ISSN: 2327-4972
+44-20-4587-4809
ISSN: 2327-4972
+44-20-4587-4809
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
Research Article
Perceptions of Home Delivery Risk and Associated Factors among Pregnant Mothers in North Achefer District, Amhara Region of Ethiopia: The Health Belief Model Perspective
Author(s): Resom Berhe and Adane Nigusie*
Background: Women continue to experience various problems utilizing skilled attendants help at delivery. The clinical causes of maternal deaths, the characteristics of women who die and the causes inherent to the health care system are well known in Ethiopia and elsewhere. Less is known about the perception of risk that may contribute to
women’s deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was undertaken on 610 pregnant women who were in their third trimester in January 2015. Systematic random sampling technique was applied. Data were collected using a modified version of the Champion’s Health Belief Model Constructs Instrument to assess the perception of risk of home
delivery among pregnant women.
Result: Among women with a last li.. View More»