Themes | Factors |
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Community cultural influence on maternal care utilisation | 1. Low maternal freedom 2. Late disclosure of labour 3. Perceive better care from traditional birth attendants 4. Stigmatisation of unplanned pregnancies |
Social behaviours impacting maternal support | 5. Unsupportive attitudes of spouses during pregnancy 6. Perceived harmful community beliefs against supporting mothers during labour 7. Negative attitudes of expectant mothers and nurses |
Community-level interventions to improve on skilled care utilisation | 8. Intensify community/sectional education programme 9. Encourage men involvement in maternal service uptake |