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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF MASS COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (RJMCIT )

E-ISSN 2545-529X
P-ISSN 2695-2475
VOL. 10 NO. 4 2024
DOI: 10.56201/rjmcit.v10.no4.2024.pg75.90

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Perception of Port Harcourt Women of Reproductive Age About Public Enlightenment Campaigns on Caesrean Section

MAJOR, Onyinyechi Esther-Washington, UDOUDO, Aniefiok Jackson and ASADU, Clement Afamefuna

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to ascertain the perception of Port Harcourt women of reproductive age about public enlightenment campaigns on caesarean section. The theoretical framework of the study was drawn from the health belief model, cognitive dissonance theory and perception theory. The research design adopted for this study was the descriptive survey design. The population of this study, according to National population commission, the 2006 population census of Port Harcourt women of reproductive age (15 to 49) years were 474,600. The Krejcie and Morgan Table which was used to determine the sample size of 400. The researcher used the multi-stage sampling technique. Data for the study were obtained using questionnaire. The data were analysed using the contingency tables to present data obtained from the questionnaire using weighted mean score. Findings from the study revealed that the extent to which Rivers State residents of reproductive age had knowledge on Caesarean Section through public enlightenment was low as the weighted mean score indicated 2.14. The study concluded that the low of awareness among Port Harcourt women of reproductive age regarding Caesarean Sections through public enlightenment signifies a critical need for more intense awareness campaigns to bridge the information gap. The study recommended that Government should increase public enlightenment efforts on Caesarean Section for Rivers State residents of reproductive age to improve awareness levels and promote informed decision-making.

keywords:

Perception, Port Harcourt Women, Reproductive Age, Public Enlightenment,

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