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ArticleHeliyon2021

Influence of information, education and communication on prenatal and skilled delivery in the Tano North District, Ghana: A cross-sectional study.

Evelyn Amponsah, Adam Fusheini, Awolu Adam

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Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Evelyn AmponsahDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Adam FusheiniDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Otago Medical School, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Awolu AdamDepartment of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skilled birth attendance is considered an effective intervention to reduce maternal and early neonatal morbidity and mortality. Yet in Ghana, skilled birth attendance is said to be relatively low despite high antenatal attendance. In this study, we specifically assessed the influence of information, education and communication on prenatal and skilled delivery in the Tano North District of Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative survey involving both closed and open-ended questionnaires were conducted among 393 women at three health facilities. The results showed skilled health personnel attended 94.1% of deliveries, which is higher than what has been reported in previous studies. Mothers with Senior High School Education were found to be 11.46 times more likely to be delivered by skilled birth attendant than those without formal education COR = 11.46, 95% (2.01-65.19) and this was statistically significant p = 0.006. There was also a significant association between information received by pregnant women and place of delivery (X

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Birth attendantsEducation and communicationGhanaInformationPrenatal and skilled delivery

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