Level of Awareness and Preventive Practices on Com Plication’s Of Home Delivery of Selected Women in Cagayan De Oro City

Abstract

This study was conducted in different selling’s in Cagayan de Oro City which explored into an analysis of the level of awareness and preventive practices on the complications of home delivery. It was focused on three major points: (1) the awareness of home birth complications; (2) the awareness 011 preventive measures of such complications; (3) and significant relationship on the level of awareness on the application of preventive measure on the common complications of home delivery- The descriptive method was used to provide a clear picture of the situation without manipulating variables. To determine the reliability and validity of the research instrument, weighted mean and correlation methods were used to yield a reliable result for each item. The data were analyzed and presented through weighted mean and verbal description. The null hypothesis was set at 0.05 level of Significance  and tested through correlation. The analysis yielded the following results: majority of the respondents were partly aware regarding the complications and preventive measures of complications of home delivery as evidenced by high levels of moderate awareness in the overall mean. However, the results of some variables such as on the problems in uterine contraction (A strong uterine force causes the placenta to prematurely separate from theulerus) and the application of preventive measure during intrapartum period (Uterine rupture can be prevented by using medication called toeolylics), have the low level of awareness. While the results of .\'Ome variables such as the awareness of puerperal infections (Puerperal Infection is caused by retained placental fi-agments) and also ils awareness on such problem have a high level of cnvareness. Furthermore, each categ01}' testified that there were variations upon determining the results of the relationship between the level of awareness on the application of preventive measure and its correlation [0 [he common complication of home delivery during intra par/urn and post partllm period, majority had a significant relationship. Based on the results and findings, the data revealed Ihal the respondents were having a moderate level on awareness on the possible problems and complications during intrapartum and postpartum period and so with the interventions.

Keywords: Home Delivery, Complications, Preventive Practices