Knowledge of Pregnant Women on Caesarean Section and their Preferred Mode of Delivery in Northern Ghana Richard Adongo Afaya (MPhil Student, BSN, DIP, RN) 1 Victoria Bam (PhD, RN, RM, RPHN) 1 Felix Apiribu (PhD Student, FGCNM, MPhil, MSc, BA, DIP, SRN) 1 Victor Atiah Agana (BSA, DIP. RN) 2 Agani Afaya (MSN, BSN, DIP. RN) 3 Abstract In maternal health, though caesarean section (CS) has contributed significantly to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, there are still concerns about women’s knowledge on caesarean section. Although there is an accelerating rate of caesarean section in both developed and developing countries, some recent studies have insinuated that African women have an aversion for caesarean section. There- fore, the study aimed to assess pregnant women’s knowledge towards caesarean section at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between February to April 2017 among pregnant women attending ante- natal clinic. The simple random sampling method was adopted in recruiting 360 preg- nant women. The Chi square test was used to determine the associations between women’s demographics and their knowledge of caesarean section. Thirty-two per- cent (32%) of respondents had good knowledge regarding caesarean section, 48% and 20% had fair and poor knowledge on the procedure respectively. There was sig- nificant association between knowledge on caesarean section and respondents’ characteristics (education p=0.035, gravida p=0.012, and previous CS p=0.001). Even though there was a high awareness level (80%) among women who attended antenatal clinic, there was a low level of knowledge on caesarean section. Women’s preferred mode of delivery was influenced by their knowledge of the indications for CS and the perceived consequences of the procedure. Education should target women without formal education and primigravida as well as men since they are the major decision makers in most families in developing countries. Keywords: Caesarean section; knowledge; preferred mode of delivery; women. 62 http://www.numidhorizon.com 1. 2. 3. Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Department of Anaesthesia, Tamale Central Hospital, Ghana Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana 1. Corresponding Author: Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana. Email: aagani.@uhas.edu.gh Phone: +233557481435 Original Article Volume 2 No. 1, June 2018 NUMID HORIZON: An International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery