an examination of the role of antenatal care attendance in ...
an examination of the role of antenatal care attendance in ... an examination of the role of antenatal care attendance in ...
Figure 1 Framework for pathways of determinants of untavourable birth outcomes Socio-economic and Demographic Factors Urban/Rural residence Ethnicity Education level Household socio-economic status Marital status Age group Reproductive Behaviour and Accessibility of a Maternal Health Facility Birth order Desirability of pregnancy Use of family planning Time to nearest facility Maternal Health Care and Nutritional Status Number of antenatal care visits Timing of first antenatal visit Mother's height Mother's weight-for-height Birth Outcome Premature birth Size of baby at birth Caesarean section 8 Sex of child Multiple births
1.6 Organization of the dissertation The first chapter has outlined the research problem by providing background information of the study, aims of the study and the conceptual framework. Chapter two reviews relevant literature on factors influencing antenatal care visits. Chapter three describes the study setting, the process of data collection and the methods employed to analyze the data. The next chapter reports on the main findings of the study and the final chapter provides a discussion of the results and the conclusions. 9
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1.6 Org<strong>an</strong>ization <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dissertation<br />
The first chapter has outl<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>the</strong> research problem by provid<strong>in</strong>g background <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study,<br />
aims <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> conceptual framework. Chapter two reviews relev<strong>an</strong>t literature on factors<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>tenatal <strong>care</strong> visits. Chapter three describes <strong>the</strong> study sett<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>the</strong> process <strong>of</strong> data collection<br />
<strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> methods employed to <strong>an</strong>alyze <strong>the</strong> data. The next chapter reports on <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
study <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al chapter provides a discussion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> results <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> conclusions.<br />
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