Maternal health care initiatives: Causes of morbidities and mortalities in two rural districts of Upper West Region, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities have received much attention over the years in sub-Saharan Africa; yet addressing them remains a profound challenge, no more so than in the nation of Ghana. This study focuses on finding explanations to the conditions which lead to maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities in rural Ghana, particularly the Upper West Region.

Method

Mixed methods approach was adopted to investigate the medical and non-medical causes of maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities in two rural districts of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Survey questionnaires, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were employed to collect data from: a) 80 expectant mothers (who were in their second and third trimesters, excludin

SUBMITTER: Sumankuuro J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5576685 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature