PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF POST PARTUM HEMORRHAGE AMONG POST-NATAL WOMEN ATTENDING ZING PHCC, ZING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, TARABA STATE
Abstract
Postpartum hemorrhage is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity globally, and understanding its prevalence and risk factors in this specific geographical area is essential for informing healthcare practices and interventions to reduce its incidence and improve maternal health outcomes. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence and risk factors of post-partum hemorrhage among post-natal women attending Zing primary health care Centre Zing local government area taraba state. In this study a cross-sectional research design was adopted, this design allows the researcher to gather large amount of data from sizable population in a cost-effective way. Sample random sampling was used to obtained the 184 respondents for the study from January to December 2023 using the hospital records. And the finding revealed that the prevalence of post-partum hemorrhage among post-natal women attending PHCC Zing as out of the one hundred and eighty-eight four (184) registered post-natal women that attended the hospital, 59 (32.1) had the condition. The government should embark on a sensitization from campaign to educate women of child- bearing age on the need to seek medical care and intervention before, during and after pregnancy.
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