Research Article
Sociocultural Determinants of the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in the Tallensi District in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Table 5
Reasons for women’s nonuse of maternal health care services.
| STATEMENT | SD-2 | D-1 | U0 | A1 | SA2 | Mean () | Std. Dev.
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| Availability of traditional healers | 5 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 271 | 1.63 | 0.301 |
| Lack of knowledge on the importance of maternal health care services | 2 | 32 | 40 | 230 | 18 | 0.55 | 0.237 |
| Attitudes/behaviour of health staff | 21 | 47 | 45 | 36 | 194 | 0.98 | 0.184 |
| Distance covered to access maternal health care services | 23 | 26 | 49 | 65 | 173 | 1.01 | 0.164 |
| Cost involved in access to health services (average GH 50-100 per ANC visit) | 4 | 25 | 47 | 60 | 193 | 1.26 | 0.202 |
| The work you do | 125 | 60 | 88 | 27 | 3 | -0.91 | 0.143 |
| Religious beliefs | 27 | 142 | 77 | 40 | 18 | -0.39 | 0.149 |
| Season/time of pregnancy | 81 | 116 | 8 | 22 | 5 | -1.06 | 0.191 |
| Availability of traditional birth attendant (TBAs) | 20 | 51 | 12 | 26 | 207 | 1.10 | 0.231 |
| Lack of health center | 26 | 25 | 10 | 150 | 70 | 0.76 | 0.181 |
| Lack of health professional | 40 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 187 | 0.99 | 0.224 |
| Time spent at the health center | 30 | 95 | 106 | 30 | 12 | -0.37 | 0.139 |
| Partner does not support the idea | 24 | 30 | 46 | 155 | 10 | 0.36 | 0.197 |
| Genetic/biological reason | 43 | 51 | 117 | 12 | 0 | -0.56 | 0.183 |
| Quality of service provided | 36 | 3 | 7 | 210 | 17 | 0.58 | 0.288 |
| Total average () | | | | | | 0.39 | |
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Source: Authors’ Field Work, December, 2016.
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