Examining the roles of significant others of women in the uptake of health facility delivery in Northern Uganda: perspectives from the health belief model.

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dc.contributor.authorNyachwo, Evelyne B.
dc.contributor.authorNaigino, Rose
dc.contributor.authorApolo, Rebecca R.
dc.contributor.authorWanyenze, Rhoda K.
dc.contributor.authorKiguli, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorBukenya, Justine
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-15T11:56:53Z
dc.date.available2022-02-15T11:56:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractHealth facility delivery improves maternal and child health outcomes but has not been fully achieved in countries with the poorest maternal health indicators. We identified and examined the roles of key influencers (significant others) of mother’s perceptions towards health facility delivery in Northern Uganda. Methods: This was an exploratory study conducted using in-depth interviews with eleven significant others in a mother’s life; who were purposively selected from four sub-counties of; Ogur, Agweng, Amach and Agali, as part of a larger study in Lira district, Northern Uganda. We also conducted seven key informant interviews with health workers involved in maternal and child health care. Data analysis using Atlas ti version.7.0 was conducted deductively following a thematic framework approach to analyse themes adapted from the health belief model. Results: The study identified husbands, biological mothers, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, brothers and co-wives as influencers of mother’s perceptions on uptake of health facility delivery. Other significant others included traditional birth attendants who were believed to have the ability to determine when the condition of a mother required the intervention of a medical expert. Community members such as local village leaders, village health extension workers and neighbours were also cited . Whereas husbands were regarded as ke y significant others of women, health workers emphasized that, husbands were not always available to support the mothers during pregnancy and child birth. The roles of significant others of women included: planning for birth, providing financial support, making decisions on where a mother will deliver from, continued counselling and psychosocial support.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNyachwo, E. B., Naigino, R., Apolot, R. R., Wanyenze, R. K., Kiguli, J., & Bukenya, J. (2019). Examining the roles of significant others of women in the uptake of health facility delivery in Northern Uganda: perspectives from the health belief model.https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.15363/v1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.15363/v1
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2135
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResearch Squareen_US
dc.subjectSignificant othersen_US
dc.subjecthealth facility deliveryen_US
dc.subjectperceptionsen_US
dc.subjecthealth belief modelen_US
dc.titleExamining the roles of significant others of women in the uptake of health facility delivery in Northern Uganda: perspectives from the health belief model.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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