Research Article

WOMEN SATISFACTION WITH AFFORDABLE NEONATAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Saidu Isah1*, Badamasi Lawal2, Abdullahi Mohammed Isyaku3
1 Department of Physical and Health Education Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare
2 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Visiting Assoc. Professor Federal University Dutsima, Katsina State
3 Department of Physical and Health Education, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: saiduisah@abueducationjournals.com
Published: Jul, 2021
DOI: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.3n67vhyn
Pages: 89-96
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Abstract

This study examined women satisfaction with affordable neonatal healthcare services in northern Nigeria. For the study, one research objective and its corresponding research question were raised. It is hypothesized that women satisfaction would not be significantly influenced by the provision of affordable neonatal health care services in Northern Nigeria. The study used cross-sectional survey research design. The population of the study was 25,539,366 women of child-bearing age and sample size of 672 was utilized for the study. Multi-stage and simple random sampling techniques were adopted for the selection of 672 child-bearing age women in the area of study. A self-developed eight-item questionnaire was used in data collection and was validated by public health experts. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages were used for organizing the demographic characteristics of the subjects. The postulated hypothesis was tested using the Chi-square approach at a 0.05 level of significance. The result reveals that women satisfaction was influenced by the provision of affordable neonatal health care services in Northern Nigeria. It is recommended among others that government should reduce the cost of maternal and child healthcare services in Northern Nigeria and also ensure that all women of childbearing age have access to affordable neonatal healthcare services to improve their maternal health. 

Keywords

Women Satisfaction Affordability Neonatal Healthcare Services.

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How to Cite

Isah, S., Lawal, B., & Isyaku, A. M. (2021). WOMEN SATISFACTION WITH AFFORDABLE NEONATAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 3(2), 89-96. https://doi.org/10.67203/gjhrr.2021.3n67vhyn

S. Isah, B. Lawal, and A. M. Isyaku, "WOMEN SATISFACTION WITH AFFORDABLE NEONATAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA," Global Journal of Health Related Researches, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 89-96, July 2021. doi: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.3n67vhyn

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