FACTORS INFLUENCING SAFE DELIVERY SERVICE UTILIZATION IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN MASINDI DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.............................................................................................................. 4

DEDICATION................................................................................................................................. 5

LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................... 8

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 10

Background ..................................................................................................................................... 10

Problem statement........................................................................................................................... 12

Objectives........................................................................................................................................ 12

1.3.2 Specific objectives: ........................................................................................................ 13

RESEARCH QUESTIONS............................................................................................................. 13

SCOPE OF STUDY........................................................................................................................ 13

Subject scope................................................................................................................................... 13

Geographical Scope ........................................................................................................................ 13

Time scope ...................................................................................................................................... 14

Justification ..................................................................................................................................... 14

Conceptual Framework ................................................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................. 16

Availability and accessibility to safe delivery services .................................................................. 16

To determine safe delivery services have been put in place, and are they being utilised............... 17

To determine the level of knowledge on safe delivery services provided ...................................... 18

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................... 20

Study design.................................................................................................................................... 20

Study population ............................................................................................................................. 21

Study criteria ................................................................................................................................... 21

Inclusion criteria ............................................................................................................................. 21

Exclusion criteria ............................................................................................................................ 21

Study setting/site ............................................................................................................................. 21

Sampling technique......................................................................................................................... 22

Samplesize determination ............................................................................................................... 22

Research instruments ...................................................................................................................... 22

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS ....................................................................................................... 24

Characteristics of respondents ........................................................................................................ 25

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION................................................................................................... 28

CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS................................................ 31

REFERENCES................................................................................................................................ 32

APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................ 35

APPENDIX III: PROPOSED BUDGET ........................................................................................ 38

APPENDIX IV: STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE............................................................................... 39