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Factors Associated with Health Facility Delivery among Women in The Kpone Katamanso Municipality of Ghana

Rita Patricia Frimpong-Mansoh, Bright Osei, Adom Frempong, Henrietta Agyeiwaa Gyebi, Barnabas Atangongo

Abstract


Aim: The objective of this study is to determine the factors associated with health facility delivery

among women in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality (KKM) of Ghana. Methods: A descriptive cross-
sectional study was conducted among 384 women in their reproductive age (15–49 years) within the

KKM and had delivered 2 years preceding the start of the study. This study used multi-stage sampling
technique. The period of data collection was from 7th August to 30th October 2019 and the analysis
of the data was performed in November 2019. Stata Version 13 was used for analysis. Results were
presented in percentages in tables; and chi-square test of independence was used to determine
association between variables and health facility delivery. Results: The mean age of respondents was
30±0.3 years. Only 378 (98%) of the women within the KKM delivered in a health facility. Women
parity status (p=0.002), ANC status (p<0.001), number of ANC visits (p<0.001), NHIS card bearers
(p<0.05) and women means of transportation (p<0.001) were all significantly associated with place
of delivery. Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that, majority of women in KKM deliver
in health facilities and the factors associated to women delivering at a health facility were parity of
women, ANC factors, NHIS card bearers and women means of transportation. We therefore
recommend continuous education of people on the benefits of delivery in a health facility.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijwhn.v4i2.2016

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