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March 4, 2026Open Access

Factors Influencing Low Utilization of Postnatal Care at Six Days Among Mothers in Rural Zambia: A Case of Siavonga District Hospital

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CJChibuye Benard JasonTATheo Andros

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Overview

Cross-sectional study assesses low postnatal care attendance in mothers, suggesting improvements are needed.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess factors affecting low attendance of postnatal mothers at six days in rural Zambia.
  • Cross-sectional study design
  • 384 postnatal women selected from Maternal and Child Health registers
  • Data collected using structured questionnaires
  • Analysis using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s chi-square tests
  • Only 14.2% of mothers attended postnatal services at six days
  • Factors influencing non-attendance include maternal age, parity, and education level
  • Barriers include distance to health facilities and knowledge of PNC services
  • Cultural practices and negative perceptions of health workers were significant obstacles

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Jason et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd6ed48f933b5eed9c84https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18839336
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