Atenchong Nand Omisakin F Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Health maintenance during pregnancy, Adolescent gynecology, Gynecology
Department of Nursing Science, Madonna University, Nigeria
Dr. Atenchong Nand Omisakin F is currently working in Department of Nursing Science, Madonna University, Nigeria. Research interest - Health maintenance during pregnancy, Adolescent gynecology, Gynecology. He has a good track record in managing and developing local teams and competences as well as in growing a profitable business.
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Author(s): Atenchong N*and Omisakin F
Abstract Background: African traditional healthcare is grounded in thousands of years of knowledge and has sustained life, on its own or in concert with Western medicine. Objectives: 1) To Identify factors influencing patronage of Traditional Birth Attendants 2) Describe the Perception of Traditional Birth Attendants among women of childbearing age. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used to investigate factors influencing patronage TBAs using 250 randomly selected women of childbearing age. Results: Several factors affected the patronage of TBA services. These factors included Distance of the health center, time to go to the health center, cost/flexibility of payments and trust. Respondents associated TBAs with Spiritism, offerings of Parental and Family planning service... view moreĀ»