Assessment Of Antenatal Care Clients Perception Of Caring Behavior Of Midwives In Fafan Zone Somali Regional State

Background: Caring is a popular concept midwifery which forms part of good patient carernvalues. Midwives are those who are responsible in the care for the mothers and their babies. It isrnfact that provider behavior is the major tool for the optimization of the utilization of maternalrncare. Utilization of antenatal care often depends on pregnant women‟s perception of provider‟srncaring behaviors.rnObjective: To assess the antenatal care client‟s perception of caring behavior of midwives inrnFafan Zone, Somali Regional StaternMethodology: Institution based cross-sectional study was done from March to April 2015. Arnsimple random sampling of health centers was used and nine health centers were selected torninvolve 384 mothers in the study. A structured questioner was used to collect data and the datarnwas analyzed by using SPSS version 20; involving descriptive statistics as well as bivariate andrnmultivariate statistical tests. Participation in this study was voluntary.rnResult: A total 384 clients were participated in this study. The overall rating of positivernperception was 48.7%. The highest score from the caring behavior items based on their meanrnwere ”treat me as an individual (4.44±0.683)” and point out the things about me and myrncondition(4.41±0.683)” were clients scored for their positive perception . The items with whichrnclients have negative perception were “introduce themselves to me (2.88±1.740)” and „keep myrnfamily informed of my progress (3.70±1.260)”. Educational level, no of family member andrnpregnancy relatedrnillness werernsignificant predictor of client‟s negative perception withrnmidwifery caring behaviors.rnConclusion:rnThe result revels that most ante natal attending mothers have negative perceptionrntowards to the caring behavior of midwives. But there are also some clients with positivernperception of caring behavior of midwives.rnKey words: Care, Caring behavior, Antenatal Care, Midwives

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