TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page …        …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      i

Declaration  …     …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      ii

Approval page  …         …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      iii

Dedication …       …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      iv

Acknowledgement …     …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      v

Table of contains …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      vi

List of Tables …  …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      viii

Abstract … …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      …      ix

CHAPTER ON: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study …    …      …      …      …      …      …      …      1

Statement of the problem …   …      …      …      …      …      …      …      2

Purpose of the study…  …      …      …      …      …      …      …      ….     3

Significance of the study  …    …      …      …      …      …      …      …      4

Research Questions …  …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     4

Scope of the study (Delimitation) …          …     …     …     …     …     ….    5

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Introduction …    …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     ….    6

Definition of Ante-natal care …       …     …     …     …     …     …     7

Attendance at Ante-natal clinic …    …     …     …     …     …     …     9

The duration of pregnancy…  …     …     …     …     …     …     …     10

Activities carried out at Ante-natal clinic …        …     …     …     …     …     12

Benefits of Antenatal care …  …     …     …     …     …     …     …     14

Tetanus toxoid (Complications in pregnancy)… …     …     …     …     15

Important of tetanus toxoid …         …     …     …     …     …     …     …     15

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Introduction…     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     19

Research Design …       …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     19

Area of Study … …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     19

Population…       …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     20

Sample and sampling method…       …     …     …     …     …     …     20

Instrument for data collection …      …     …     …     …     …     …     20

Validity of instruments …      …     …     …     …     …     …     …     21

 Method of data analysis …    …     …     …     …     …     …     …     21

CHAPTER IV:  RESULT AND DATA ANALYSIS

Introduction  …   …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     22

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Introduction …    …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     36

Discussion of  findings …       …     …     …     …     …     …     …     36

Summary …        …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     38

Recommendations …    …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     38

References  …      …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     …     41

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Tetanus toxoid immunization schedule  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -17

Table 2: Age group of the respondents  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

Table 3: Religion of respondent  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -23

Table 4: Level of education of respondents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - 24

Table 5: Marital status of respondents  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - 25

Table 6: Occupation of respondents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25

Table 7: Last menstruation period of respondents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26

Table 9: Keeping of Ante-natal Appointment  - - - -  - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - -27

Table 10: Reason for missing clinic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -28

Table 11: Number of times of  missing c - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --29

Table 12: Whether it was the first pregnancy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - 29

Table 13: Number of children of respondents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  -30

Table 14: Pregnancy attendance at clinic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --31

Table 15: Whether satisfied with the services - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

Table 16: Feelings about the clinic - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -32

Table 17: Time spend at clinic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33

Table 18: Delivery of children - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44

ABSTRACT

This research was on the attitude of women towards attendance of antenatal clinic at Urban Maternity Clinic Kofar Arewa Hadejia Local Government area of Jigawa state. The purpose of the study was to encourage women in this area to attend antenatal clinic in order to reduce maternal mortality, prevent common infections and other complications in pregnancy in this clinic. The target population was pregnant mothers. The United Nations statistical data on ANC at the Urban Maternities stated that, over half a million women die yearly from pregnancy complications and childbirth related complications. This mostly happens to the least privileged or poorest part of the world where the risk of women dying at child birth was 1 in 6, compared to Northern part of Europe with 1 in 30,000. In Sub-Saharan Africa however, a woman’s risk of dying from preventable pregnancy and child birth complications was 1 in 221. Questionnaire method was used to collect data, and simple percentages were used to analyse it. The findings showed that most of the women were not attending antenatal due to cultural, religious and socio-economic factors. Some of the recommendations included: Government should provide more health care in each of the Local Government Areas, should make efforts by establishing small units of antenatal care clinic (ANC) in various wards to ensure an effective antenatal care delivery. Women should make individual and personal efforts to continue advising their husbands to grant them permission and provide financial support to enable them purchase routine drugs and to attend antenatal clinic .The staff on duty should engage in home visits to find out the reasons for missing the appointment days.