Knowledge and perceptions of postnatal mothers on quality of services provided at Limbe health center in Blantyre, Malawi
| dc.contributor.author | Chitimbe, Joe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sallamu, Annie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nfungwe, Maria | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-24T10:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-24T10:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12-10 | |
| dc.description | The study will be a facility based cross section qualitative study | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study will be a facility based cross section qualitative study.There is evidence that postnatal mothers lack knowledge of quality services rendered to them and also how they perceive the postnatal care services. Due to poor perception and lack of knowledge, it has contributed to increase in maternal death more especially in postnatal period where 60% of maternal death occurs. Objectives The main objective is to assess the knowledge and perceptions of postnatal mothers on quality of postnatal care services they receive during the postpartum period, with the aim of addressing the knowledge gap in women who are receiving postnatal care. The specific objectives is also to assess satisfaction of postnatal mothers with the quality of services provided. Methodology Purposive sampling specifically homogenous sampling will be used to select articipants, in this case postnatal mothers after getting full consent ranging from ages between 15 to 30years. The collected data will be analysed , transcribed, typed in word and analysed for content.Findings and dissemination Expected findings of this study will help to improve the postnatal care services at limbe health centre as well as the country The results of the study will be disseminated to COMREC, Limbe Health centre as well as Blantyre District Health Office, and management teams as well as to local dissemination conference. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Kamuzu University of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://rscarchive.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12988/876 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kamuzu University of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Protocol;U.10/21/3424 | |
| dc.title | Knowledge and perceptions of postnatal mothers on quality of services provided at Limbe health center in Blantyre, Malawi | en_US |
| dc.type | Plan or blueprint | en_US |