Determinants of Patronage of the Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in Oshiri, Onicha Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.

Monday Isaiah Eze; Chibueze Aphogu Okereke; Peter Nwede Iziogo; John Chukwuemeka Odaa

doi:10.71097/IJAIDR.v17.i2.2106

Determinants of Patronage of the Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in Oshiri, Onicha Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.

Author(s)	Mr. Monday Isaiah Eze, Dr. Chibueze Aphogu Okereke, Mr. Peter Nwede Iziogo, Mr. John Chukwuemeka Odaa
Country	Nigeria
Abstract	Abstract Background: Patronage of skilled healthcare services has been known as an effective approach for preventing pregnancy associated morbidity and mortality. This study is aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and patronage of skilled birth attendants among women in Oshiri, Onicha L.G.A, Ebonyi State. Methods: The cross-sectional research design was adopted in this study. A total of 339 Pregnant mothers aged 15-49 years in Oshiri, Onicha local Government area of Ebonyi State were recruited by two stage sampling technique.They all sign informed written consent.Data was entered and analysed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Ethics approval was gotten from the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Port-Harcourt. Results: The result indicates that 178 (52.5%) of the respondents are of the age 25-34years, many 296(87.3%) of the study respondents are married. Secondary education is the highest level of education of majority 162(47.8%) of the study participants, several 138(40.7%) respondents are trader, Christianity is the religion of most 327(96.5%) of the respondents. This study shows that most 335(98.8%) of the respondents have good knowledge of the Skilled Birth Attendance (SBAs) and a minute number 4(1.2%) of the study participants have poor knowledge of the Skilled Birth Attendance (SBAs). It also shows that most 247(72.9%) of the respondents have a positive attitude towards skilled birth attendants and few 92(27.1%) of the study participants have negative attitude towards skilled birth attendants.Also, the result reveals that few 158(46.6%) of the respondents have low patronage of the skilled birth attendants and many 181(53.4%) of the study participants have high patronage of the skilled birth attendants. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that women in the study area generally possess a high level of knowledge, positive attitudes, and encouraging utilization patterns toward Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs). Health authorities and community leaders should sustain and expand public enlightenment campaigns to reinforce the importance of skilled birth attendance and facility-based delivery.
Keywords	Knowledge, Attitude, Patronage, SBA, Women in Oshiri, Ebonyi State.
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 17, Issue 2, July-December 2026
Published On	2026-11-01
DOI	https://doi.org/10.71097/IJAIDR.v17.i2.2106

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Determinants of Patronage of the Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in Oshiri, Onicha Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.

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