KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PREGNANT WOMEN TOWARDS ROUTINE ANTENATAL CARE IN EGOR PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE

The study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women towards routine Antenatal care on Egor primary health center, Benin City, Edo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the researcher. Various literatures were reviewed to the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study of the total number of pregnant women registered under Egor primary health center, Benin City, Edo State in 2022 is 104. The sample size for the study is 104. They were selected by simple random sampling technique. The study utilized a validated questionnaire that was designed by the researcher. From the data collected in the study, it was revealed that majority of the respondents agreed that they have high level of knowledge about routine antenatal care services as they firmly agreed that routine antenatal care helps in promoting healthy pregnancy, first antenatal checkup be on the first 3 months, antenatal care helps in pregnancy preparedness, antenatal class is good to prepare pregnant women mentally, antenatal care helps in complications prevention, antenatal care services deals with each woman's specific needs, that high blood pressure affect the foetus growth, pregnant woman need vitamin supplement and iron folic acid tablet during pregnancy.