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    Perception of women towards Caesarean Section in Urban Blantyre
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2022-02-09) Fabiano, Charity; Katawa, Lucy; Bawa, Umar
    Caesarean Section (CS) is a lifesaving surgical intervention for women and their babies. However, Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest rates of CS and the maternal and neonatal mortality rates are also high in this region. The aim of this study is to assess if the negative perceptions of women towards CS is a contributing factor to low rates of CS in our setting. Type of research This is going to be a descriptive cross-sectional study using a questionnaire that will be carried out in the three major health centres in Urban Blantyre, namely Limbe, Bangwe and Ndirande health centres over the period of 6 weeks which includes the dissemination and presentation of the results. The study population is women of reproductive age (15- 49) and the calculated sample size is 264. Problem There are high levels maternal mortality ratio and neonatal death in Malawi of which one of the contributing factors might be poor perception towards CS. Therefore, this study aims at highlighting and proving this hypothesis and possibly opening interventional opportunities to improve both maternal and child health. Objectives The broad objective of this study is to investigate the perceptions of women on caesarean section. The specific objectives of this study are to i) determine women’s understanding of caesarean section. ii)Determine factors that influence women’s perception towards caesarean section. These factors include socioeconomic status, demographics, religion, education, and previous CS history. Methodology A researcher-administered questionnaire will be used which will consist of four sections. Section 1 will collect the Socio-demographic data, Section 2 will assess the knowledge of women regarding CS, Section 3 will collect the obstetric history and Section 4 will be regarding women’s perception of CS. Each participant will be given a unique number and the data collected will be first entered into Microsoft Excel 2010 and then it will be analysed using SPSS software. Copies of the final report will be submitted to, the College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC), College of Medicine Library and the University Research and Publication Committee (URPC) (through the COMREC Secretariat). The research findings will also be presented at the College of Medicine research dissemination seminar. Expected Results The results of this study will be submitted to The College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC), College of Medicine Library and The University Research and Publication Committee (URPC) (through the COMREC Secretariat) The research findings will also be presented at the College of Medicine research dissemination seminar.