TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Hypotheses
1.6 Justification for the Study
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW LITERATURE
2.0 Introduction
2.1 national demographic and health survey
2.1.1 Factors influencing pregnant women’s decision regarding their place of
delivery
2.2 Referral to Healthcare Facilities
2.1.1 Understanding the importance of cultural/traditional beliefs
2.1.2 Newborn Health
2.1.3 Access to Health
2.1.4 Ante-natal Care
2.1.5 Description of the challenges facing pregnant women about child delivery
2.1.6 Preference of Traditional Birth Attendants by Pregnant Women
2.1.7 Maternal Health
2.1.8 Traditional Birth Attendants and Maternal Mortality
2.2.9 Health workers and maternal mortality
2.3 Theoretical Framework
2.3.1 The Theory of Planned Behaviour
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 ResearchDesign
3.2 Population
3.3 Sample size and sampling Technique
3.4 Study location
3.5 Instrument
3.6 Method Data Collection
3.7 Method of Data Analysis
3.8 Measurement of Variables
3.8.1. Socio-demograhic characteristics of the respondents
3.8.2 Knowlegde of the women about safety of birth-delivery at
health institutions
3.8.3 Attitude of women towards attending antenatal clinic
3.8.4 Factors influencing pregnant women’s decision regarding their place of delivery
3.9 Validity and Reliability of Instrument
3.10 Ethical Consideration
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women
4.2 Knowledge Of the pregnant women about the safety of the birth-delivery
at health institution
4.3 Attitude of pregnant women towards attending clinic
4.4 Factors influencing pregnant women decision regarding place of delivery
4.5 Hypotheses
CHAPTER FIVE:SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Limitation of the Study
REFERENCES
APPENDIX