Experiences of accessing maternal health care services in a rural community of South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorEngelbrecht, M.
dc.contributor.authorTapera, Lennox
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-26T08:28:51Z
dc.date.available2021-03-26T08:28:51Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractAccess to maternal health care is a global concern, especially for developing countries. South Africa's health system faces numerous challenges and poor access to maternal health care services (MHS) is a major contributor to maternal deaths nationwide. Maternal health entails social and medical health care services rendered to both mother and child during pregnancy, at childbirth and after delivery. Few studies have been conducted on experiences of women in accessing maternal health care in rural areas. Therefore, this study aimed at exploring rural women's experiences in accessing MHS in Rethabiseng within the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. More specifically, the objectives of the study were to describe knowledge about maternal health care, to explore women's maternal health care needs, maternal health care seeking behaviour, the facilitators to accessing MHS, the barriers to accessing MHS and to suggest recommendations to improve access to maternal health services. The Social-Ecological Model guided the research, and women's experiences of accessing MHS were explored on each level from individual, interpersonal, community and organisational level.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11006
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertation (MDS (Development Studies))--University of the Free State, 2020en_ZA
dc.subjectMaternal health care services (MHS)en_ZA
dc.subjectMaternal healthen_ZA
dc.subjectMaternal health care services (MHS) -- Rural womenen_ZA
dc.subjectRural health careen_ZA
dc.subjectMaternal deathen_ZA
dc.titleExperiences of accessing maternal health care services in a rural community of South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA
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