(PHCII) - MMH/MMS

Table 6: Distribution of respondents by parity and place of delivery
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(n = 400)
Place of Delivery Parity No of respondents
Home
1 - 4 deliveries 111 (27.75%)
5 & above 89 (22.25%)
Health unit
1 - 4 deliveries 139 (34.75%)
5 & above 61 (15.35%)
Total 400 (100%)
Table 6 above shows that women with deliveries from 1 -4 majority of them had their
confinement in health unit 139 (34.75%), while women with 5 deliveries and above
Majority of them 89 (22.25%) had their confinement at home. This indicates that
Multipurous women who are already at risk do subject themselves to further dangers
during delivery because of delivering outside health units.
Table 7: Distribution of respondents by level of knowledge on maternal risks
during pregnancy and delivery (n = 400)
Level of knowledge Number of Respondents
Low knowledge 218 (54.5%)
Average knowledgeable 158 (38%)
High Knowledgeable 30 (7.5%)
Total 400 (100%)
Table 7 shows that 218 (54.5%) of women interviewed had low knowledge on maternal
risks during pregnancy, labour and delivery. This implies that these women could
develop maternal risks in which they could not seek medical help as early as possible.
Because they are not aware of the consequences of the symptoms they are experiencing.