An investigation into the factors affecting underutilisation of the Phelandaba clinic labour ward by low risk pregnant women in Maputaland Northern KwaZulu-Natal

Mathenjwa, Nozipho Celia Herietta2008-07-162008-07-162005DIT112630http://hdl.handle.net/10321/300Thesis (Masters in Technology: Nursing)-Durban Institute of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2005.An exploratory descriptive research design was used for this study which investigated the underutilisation of a rural clinic’s labour ward by low risk pregnant women (LRPW). The study took place in Maputaland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal. Rosenstock’s health belief model (HBM) modified by Becker et al, in 1977 was adapted as a framework for this study.enHospital wardsMaternal health servicesMaternity nursingNursing--Dissertations, AcademicHospitals--Maternity servicesAn investigation into the factors affecting underutilisation of the Phelandaba clinic labour ward by low risk pregnant women in Maputaland Northern KwaZulu-NatalThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/300