Exploring the perception of and attitude towards preconception care service provision and utilisation in a South Western Nigerian community – A qualitative study

Q3 Social Sciences

Etude de la Population Africaine Pub Date : 2021-03-22 DOI:10.11564/35-1-1529

O. Ojifinni, P. Munyewende, L. Ibisomi

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Background: Hospital-based, quantitative studies in Nigeria show low levels of knowledge and use of preconception care (PCC) services. This study explored the perception of and attitude towards PCC in a southwestern Nigerian community qualitatively. Data Source and Methods: Focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with 57 purposively selected adult women and men and key informant interviews (KIIs) with one female and one male community leader in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria in 2018. The FGDs and KIIs held within the community were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Results: Participants placed PCC in the context of marriage, describing its importance for addressing effects of adverse exposures on pregnancy and ensuring positive pregnancy outcomes. Conclusion : Barriers to PCC uptake mentioned included lack of awareness and prohibitive service costs. Expressing their willingness to use and promote PCC use, they stated the need to ensure PCC uptake through improved awareness at the community level.

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探索尼日利亚西南部社区对提供和利用先入为主的护理服务的看法和态度——一项定性研究

背景：尼日利亚以医院为基础的定量研究表明，对孕前护理（PCC）服务的了解和使用水平较低。本研究定性地探讨了尼日利亚西南部社区对PCC的认知和态度。数据来源和方法：2018年，在尼日利亚奥约州伊巴丹北部地方政府区，对57名有意选择的成年男女进行了焦点小组讨论，并对一名女性和一名男性社区领袖进行了关键线人访谈。对社区内举行的FGD和KII进行了数字记录、逐字转录和主题分析。结果：参与者将PCC置于婚姻背景下，描述其对解决不良暴露对妊娠的影响和确保积极妊娠结果的重要性。结论：上述接受PCC的障碍包括缺乏意识和高昂的服务成本。他们表示愿意使用和促进PCC的使用，并表示需要通过提高社区层面的意识来确保PCC的使用。

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Etude de la Population Africaine Social Sciences-Demography

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期刊介绍： African Population Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies Association. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.