The purpose of this study was to describe the utilisation of maternal and child health
(MCH) care services by mothers from four selected health facilities in the Balaka
District of Malawi. A non- experimental quantitative descriptive research was
conducted to determine the knowledge of mothers with regard to MCH services and to
identify factors that impact on the utilisation of the MCH care, based on the Andersen’s
behavioral model of health services utilization. A combination of proportionate stratified
sampling and convenience sampling was used and data was collected by means of
self-administered questionnaires. It was found that mothers know the available
services and that a number of factors have an impact on the utilisation of health care
services. These relate amongst others to educational level, finances and cultural
beliefs. / Health Studies / M.A. (Public Health)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/3718 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Makuta, Chifundo Madziamodzi |
| Contributors | Tu Toit, H.S. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvii, 102 leaves) |
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