ABSTRACT
The mass media play a critical
role in raising and creating awareness on issues that affect the society. One
of such issues to which the media must bring to the attention of all-government
and individuals in the society, is Maternal and Child Health. The study
evaluates the reportage of “Maternal and Child Health Issues” in Nigerian
newspapers from August 2014 to July 2015. The emphasis of this study is to
assess the role of the Nigerian press in enlightening and creating awareness of
the Nigerian public onMaternal and Child Health issues. Content analysis was
the study designed used for the objective, systematic, and quantitative
description of the manifest content of the print media in this study. A total
of 121 reports were gotten from the four newspapers, “The Daily Sun, The
Vanguard, The Guardian and The Nation Newspapers” which were chosen for the
study. Data in this study were presented in tables and percentages were used
for analysis. The units of analysis for the study were editorials, features, opinions,
news, pictures, illustrations, advertorials and interviews. Most reports on
Maternal and Child Health issues in the selected newspapers within the study
period had a favourable coverage but were not properly projected in forms of
editorials and interviews to drive home the importance of the subject matter.
The study concludes that reports on Maternal and Child Health issues were not
given adequate coverage in the four papers studied. It therefore suggests that
Maternal and Child Health reportage rates be increased in Nigerian newspapers
to create more awareness to the public and influence government policies and
actions towards Maternal and Child Health.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List Figures
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Objectives of study
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Significance of study
1.6 Scope of study
1.7 Definition of terms
References
CHAPTER TWO:
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Focus of the Review
2.1 Maternal and Child Health
2.2 Infant and Maternal Mortality Trend in Nigeria
2.3 Causes and Risk Factors of Maternal Mortality
2.4 Causes of Child Mortality
2.5 Relevance of Newspapers in Health Communication
2.6 Theoretical Framework
2.6.1 Agenda Setting Theory
2.6.2 Framing Theory
2.6.3 Social Responsibility Theory
2.7 Summary of Literature Reviewed
References
CHAPTER THREE:
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of the Study
3.3 Sample Size
3.4 Sampling Techniques
3.5 Unit of Analysis
3.6 Content Categories
3.7 Measuring Instrument
3.8 Validity and Inter-coder Reliability
3.9 Method of Data Analysis and Presentation
References
CHAPTER FOUR:
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 Data Presentation and Analysis
4.2 Discussion of Findings
References
CHAPTER FIVE:
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion and Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendices
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
to the Study
One of the major health
challengesof the world is improving the deplorable state of maternal and child
health. Maternal health is the health of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth,
and the postpartum period (WHO). It encompasses the health care dimensions of
family planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to reduce
maternal morbidity and mortality. Child health on the other hand, is the care
and treatment of children. It is the state of physical, mental, intellectual,
social and emotional well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity. Maternal, infant, and child health are intertwined as they address a
wide range of conditions, health behaviours, and health systems indicators that
affect the health, wellness, and quality of life of women, children and
families.This shows the close relationship between the well-being of the mother
and the child, and justifies the need to integrate maternal, newborn and child
health interventions. The health of mothers and children are threatened in
developing countries as a result of pregnancy- related complications, which in
most cases, have grave consequences.
Statistics available indicate that approximately three
million newborn deaths, seven million under-five deaths, and 300,000 maternal
deaths, occur globally every year. The United Nations PopulationFund
(UNFPA,2013) estimated that 289,000 women died of pregnancy or childbirth
related causes in 2013. These causes range from severe bleeding to obstructed
labour, all of which have effective interventions. It is worrisome that this
health burden is unevenly distributed, with most deaths occurring in the
poorest regions of the world; 87 percent of maternal deaths and 37percent of
neonatal deaths, for example, occur in sub-Saharan Africa (UNICEF, 2012). A
woman’s chance of dying or becoming disabled during pregnancy
“There is no single issue that
ties together the security, prosperity and progress of our world than women’s
health…. Everywhere, especially in the poorest countries, women’s health affect
the nation’s health….women, after all, care for the children, they often grow
crops, and they hold families together and that “no woman should have to give
her life to give life”, as is the scenario in many developing countries.”This
statement indicates that maternal and child health is a yardstick for measuring
a functioning health system as a nation’s development is tied and anchored on a
strong health system.
Nigeria is a developing country where the poor health
delivery system leads to high maternal and child mortality. As with many
developing countries in Africa, Nigeria suffers high maternal and child
mortality ratesdue to a variety of factors. The five biggest challenges for
maternal, newborn and child health in sub-Saharan Africa are: “pregnancy and
childbirth complications, newborn illness, childhood infections, malnutrition,
and HIV/AIDS, and poor health services and health care facilities”(Kinney MV,
Kerber KJ, Black RE, Cohen B, Nkrumah
Each year, more
than 50,000 Nigerian women die from pregnancy- related complications(National
Primary Health Care Development Agency(NPHCDA), 2012).According to the
WHO/United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in 1995, Nigeria had the third
highest number of maternal deaths in the world (approximately 45000 deaths). By
the year 2000, for every 100,000 live births, about 800 women died in the
process of child birth. Out of the 27 million Nigerian women of reproductive
age, about two million did not survive either pregnancy or childbirth. In 2008,
the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was estimated at 545 per 100,000 live
births, increasing to over 800 per 100,000 births in rural areas (National
Population Commission (NPC) [Nigeria] & ICF Macro, 2009).According to UN
report, the figure stood at between 1000 and 1500 deaths per 100,000 live
births. The State of the World Children Report 2009 stated that one out of nine
global maternal deaths occurred in Nigeria.
Presently, Nigeria is stillthe second country
with the highest maternal mortality rate in the world behind India with about
144 girls and women dying every day from complication of pregnancy and child
birth. One in every 18 women die giving birth compared to one in 4800 in the US
(Pitterson, 2010; Daily Independent, 2010). According to the survey conducted
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