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Author
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Charuma, Tadiwanashe
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Title
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Investigating barriers faced by Women in accessing Maternal Services. A Case study of Goromonzi ward 16
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Abstract
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Maternal healthcare encompasses all aspects of a woman's well-being during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, including contraception, preconception care, and post-delivery treatments. However, in impoverished countries, complications during pregnancy and labour are major causes of maternal and infant mortality, as many women do not receive the necessary medical attention. The purpose of this study was to investigate barriers faced by women in accessing maternal service, using the case of Goromonzi Ward 16. The research objectives were to identify the obstacles women encounter when attempting to obtain service delivery, to assess the impact of barriers women face in receiving maternal health treatments, and to investigate the effectiveness of the measures implemented to improve maternity services. The interviews, questionnaires and focus group discussions were done to collect the data. From the research findings, results revealed that pandemics, delays at clinics, poor service delivery, poor referral systems, religious considerations and maltreatment by hospital workers are the barriers faced by women in accessing maternal service. The effects like poor health-seeking practices and diminished trust in the healthcare system were on the findings. The different effective measures put in place to help improve maternal service such as maternal education, provision of free health service, and development of healthcare infrastructure were also revealed in the findings. From these results, the researcher recommended that there is a need to train more staff in the health sector to meet the demands of maternal health care, hence reducing waiting time and increasing the number of expert staff which understands public relations. This might boost the confidence of women to visit clinics nearby. The churches and cultural leaders, women, and the community need to be sensitized on the effects of not using maternal services facilities and the dangers that happen to pregnant woman and their babies due to that.
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Date
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May 2024
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Publisher
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BUSE
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Keywords
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Maternal Services,
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Goromonzi Ward 16,
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Supervisor
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Dr. Mavhura,
