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The Impact of Incentives on Ante Natal Care and Delivery in Bauchi State. A Case Study of Conditional Cash Transfer

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  • Mohammed U. Hussaini

    (School of Business Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Nigeria)

  • Chinoko. I. S

    (School of Business Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Nigeria)

  • Inuwa Abdu Ibrahim

    (School of Business Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Nigeria)

  • Gregory Ehimen Igiba

    (School of Business Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Nigeria)

Abstract

As part of the project embedded in the subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE-P), the Maternal and Child Health component initiated an incentive programme to bring would be mothers for ante and post natal care to the facilities especially child delivery by skilled birth attendant. This cash transfer was set up to ensure effective management of financial resources acquired from the removal of subsidy from 2012, thereby reducing maternal and child mortality rate in line with Millennium Development Goals number four and five. Four Primary Health Care Facilities were chosen for the pilot programme in Bauchi. This paper conducted a research in all the four facilities so as to be able to identify whether the incentive yielded the desired result. Therefore the overall objective of the research is to undertake a study to see the impact the incentives has on ante natal care and delivery in all the four facilities in Bauchi State. The research made use of both primary and secondary data. The data collected were analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics, with the aid of tables and graphs to show the significance of the incentives. The study found that a significant number of women were motivated by the incentives to avail themselves with the ante natal care and delivery by skilled Health worker available at the health facility, we however found delivery at the facility did not increase at the same rate with the ante natal care visits because of the presences of Traditional Birth Attendants in those villages, none Challant attitude of the Health workers towards pregnant women and administrative bottle neck that resulted in late payment and lack of essential items needed for safe delivery. The research concluded by recommending that an effective payment mechanism be put in place, possibly increase the incentive amount, the Traditional Birth Attendants should be incorporated to be part of the skilled birth delivery attendant and prompt supply of all tools needed for safe delivery at the facility.

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  • Mohammed U. Hussaini & Chinoko. I. S & Inuwa Abdu Ibrahim & Gregory Ehimen Igiba, 2021. "The Impact of Incentives on Ante Natal Care and Delivery in Bauchi State. A Case Study of Conditional Cash Transfer," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 8(10), pages 77-83, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:8:y:2022:i:10:p:77-83
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