Perceived Barriers to Health Seeking Behaviour of Pregnant Women Infected with STIs in Delta State

Pregnant women infected with STIs sometimes do not meet up with routine antenatal checkups due to some barriers. This descriptive survey study determined age differences in perceived barriers to health seeking behaviour of pregnant women infected with STIs in general hospitals in Delta State, Nigeria. The population was 2,230 while the sample size was 342 pregnant women who tested positive to STIs, drawn from nine selected general hospitals out of 38 using multi-stage sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection, while mean, standard deviation and ANOVA were used for analysis. Findings revealed barriers including lack of finance, high cost of health care services, inaccessibility of health care facilities, lack of information/education, low threat to pregnancy and unfavourable previous experience. No significant difference was found in perceived barriers based on age.