The Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Utilization of Antenatal Care Protocols among Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria
Abstract:
Pregnant women can experience the full benefits of
antenatal care services when they
utilize antenatal clinics regularly and as when due. This study seeks to assess
the effectiveness of educational intervention on the utilization of Antenatal
Care protocols among pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic in LUTH, Lagos
State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design,
experimental (interventional group)-Control (non—interventional group). One
hundred and sixty (160) consenting pregnant women were consecutively recruited
into the study and conveniently assigned to either group in a ratio 1:1 until
the desired sample size was achieved. The study was carried out in three phases:
pre-intervention, intervention and the post evaluation phases over a period of
8 weeks. The results revealed that most respondents were between the ages of
28-32 years, 31.3% in the experimental group (EG) and 41.3% in the control
group (CG). The results also revealed that utilization of ANC protocols among
pregnant women was (Experimental (83.8%) and Control (80%); and the post
intervention was Experimental (95%) and Control (82.5%). There was significant
association between the parity and utilization level (P=0.021). The Wilcoxon
signed Rank test results revealed a statistically (Z = -2.810, p
= 0.005), significant difference between
pre-intervention and post-intervention on level of utilization of ANC
protocols. This shows that the educational intervention was effective. This
study concluded that the educational intervention had positive effect on the
utilization of ANC protocols, therefore, there is need to strengthen and
intensify antenatal education among pregnant women using appropriate teaching
strategies.
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