Abstract:
Introduction: Maternal and child mortalities are among major health problems facing most of
developing countries including Kenya. Most of these deaths are avoidable if women access
and utilize maternity healthcare services. The aim of the study was to assess how the
accessibility to health care facilities influenced choice of place of delivery among mothers
seeking Child Welfare services in selected health facilities in Kandara Sub County. Methods:
The study adopted a facility-based cross-sectional survey design using an interviewer
guided questionnaire. The population comprised of mothers who had delivered within 12
months prior to the study and seeking Child Welfare services at the selected health facilities
in the Sub County. A purposive sampling method was used to identify the facilities which
participated in the study. The desired sample size was 352 respondents who were …
