“…Seventy-eight percent of the mothers indicated long-walking distance to a health facility compounded by lack of transport; 31% of the mothers mentioned traditional beliefs such as trusting in the experience of elderly women, and 31% reported deep rooted beliefs in herbs; 52% indicated lack of financial support while in hospital and poor attitudes of health workers whereby 40% of the women indicated hostile behavior of health personnel towards patients in labor and 38% of the women indicated that women are left to deliver on their own without supervision. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the government and non-government organizations should provide bicycle ambulances to each group village headman for easy transportation to health facilities; Awareness campaigns on birth preparedness and complication readiness should be conducted. …”
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