Perception of women towards Caesarean Section in Urban Blantyre
Date
2022-02-09
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Abstract
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.
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Women's perception to Ceaserean Section