Investigation of Patient-Physician Relationship and Ante-natal Seeking Behaviour in Public Hospitals, Ogun State, Nigeria | Chapter 16 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 5
This study looked into the role of the patient-physician connection as an underlying factor that may restrict or stimulate early pregnancy booking among women in Ijebu, Ogun State. As part of a triangulation technique, the researchers used a survey and an in-depth interview. Ijebu-Ode made up 32.2 percent of the whole sample (141), whereas Ijebu-Igbo made up 64.8 percent (259) of the total sample. 400 consenting women who were attending antenatal clinics (ANC) sessions in hospitals in Ijebu-Ode and Ijebu-Igbo were randomly selected and given a structured questionnaire. Furthermore, ten percent of the women were chosen for in-depth interviews using a stratified sampling approach. In addition, ten in-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted with gynaecologists, nurses, and other health-care workers. The study discovered a tense connection between physicians and prenatal patients, which correlates to late pregnancy bookings and irregular ANC attendance by pregnant women. Because of their do...