The study aimed to explore antenatal women’s awareness and perception of caesarian section attending an urban hospital in the Gambia. The study used a qualitative exploratory research design. A purposive sample of 47 antenatal women was selected at the antenatal clinic (ANC) and the data collection tool was a structured interview guide with open ended questions which was developed by the researchers. Data were collected using face-to-face in-depth interviews and focus group discussions.
Perceptions
The paper investigates stakeholders’ perception on some critical issues in Open and Distance Learning institutions (ODL) in Nigeria. It also seeks to clarify whether there is any significant difference in stakeholders’ perception between staff of dual-mode and unimodal institutions. The scope covers institutions in Nigeria that operate dual-mode instructional delivery where regular face-to-face university instructional system co-exists with online delivery mode, and unimode institution.