Utilisation of antenatal care and skilled delivery services among mothers in Nanton District of Northern Ghana: a mixed-method study protocol

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternal morbidity and mortality are a global phenomenon with devastating effects on low-income and middle-income countries among which sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the hardest hit. Low utilisation of maternal health services has been recorded in recent times in the Nanton District of Ghana. This has raised concerns about the utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) and skilled delivery (SD) services in the district. However, we found no specific existing literature which has addressed these questions on ANC and SD utilisation in the study setting. Thus, this study seeks to explore the utilisation of ANC and SD services among mothers in the Nanton District of Northern Ghana.

Methods and analysis

This will be an observational study. It will use a mixed-method approa

SUBMITTER: Ayelepuni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756144 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature