Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Pregnant Women of Antenatal Care (ANC) in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Pregnant Women of Antenatal Care (ANC) in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

Summary/Abstract: Understanding maternal knowledge and practices of the community regarding care during pregnancy and delivery is very necessary and important. Hence, this study identified pre- gnant women’s knowledge about antenatal care utilization, assessed pregnant women’s attitude towards the use of antenatal care and determined the demographic, social and cultural factors that may contribute to the associated knowledge and attitude of pregnant women on antenatal care utilization in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study was conducted in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria, and the population consisted of the entire pregnant women with a sample of 89 pregnant women who were purposively selected as the subject for this study through snowbal- ling. Primary data were gathered through the use of a questionnaire and were later analyzed using SPSS. The study found out that the majority of the participating women know the importance of ANC services although education level affected its utilization. The study also established that ma- rital status did not influence service utilization in antenatal services. The study concluded that the main factors influencing the utilization of ANC are the respondent’s level of education, knowled- ge, and attitude. In addition, low income, long-distance, insufficient or expensive transportation services are major obstacles to ANC access for pregnant women.

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