Acceptability of focused antenatal care by antenatal clinic attendees in Obio Cottage Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Introduction/Aims Focused antenatal care provides individualised counselling, targeted assessment and safe, cost effective, evidence-based intervention. It has been implemented in developing countries as a strategy to improve maternal health. This study aimed to investigate sociodemographic factors associated with maternal complications in selected public county hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Methods This was a cross-sectional study using a sample of 397 postnatal women who were given a questionnaire, with sections on their sociodemographic and health characteristics. Data analysis was done using the Chi Square test to determine the association between study variables, with P<0.05 considered statistically significant. Results The study found that 30% of respondents reported a maternal complication during their current delivery outcome. Sociodemographic factors significantly associated with maternal complications were age (P=0.002), occupation (P=0.001) and income (P=0.011). The health factors associated with occurrence of maternal complications were number of deliveries (P=0.001) and mode of delivery (P=0.001). Conclusions A number of factors were found to be significantly associated with maternal outcomes, including age and occupation. Further studies to determine why young women do not use focused antenatal care are necessary, as this would help reduce the incidence of birth-associated complications.

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Facility-imposed barriers to early utilization of focused antenatal care services in Mangochi District, Malawi – a mixed methods assessment

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-017-1631-y ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Kondwani Chidzammbuyo Mamba ◽

Adamson S. Muula ◽

William Stones

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Antenatal Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Focused Antenatal Care

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A study on knowledge and practices of antenatal care among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pune, Maharashtra

Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil University ◽

10.4103/0975-2870.182507 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 354 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

BarunBhai Patel ◽

Pranaya Gurmeet ◽

DatttreyaRamkrishna Sinalkar ◽

KapilH Pandya ◽

Ajoy Mahen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antenatal Care ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Antenatal Clinic ◽

Care Hospital

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Magnitude and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis ababa, Ethiopia - a cross sectional type of study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-35290/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Desta Samuel Umuro ◽

Yared Lasebew Asres ◽

Gezahegn Mamo Muluneh

Keyword(s):

Antenatal Care ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Addis Ababa ◽

Antenatal Clinic ◽

Parasitic Infestation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Clinic ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Medical College ◽

History Of

Abstract Background This study aimed to assess magnitude and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods Institution based cross sectional study design was conducted from December 1–30, 2018 on 405 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic. All pregnant women visiting the Antenatal care clinic during the study period and who fulfilled the eligibility criteria were included in the study. Secondary data was collected from clients register and personal files on hemoglobin, HIV, stool, and other variables. Descriptive statistics was used to analysis some variables by using SPSS. Logistic regression was carried out to identify factors associated with anemia in pregnancy. Adjusted odds ratio with their 95% of confidence interval and p < 0.05 are consider to have significant association. Results The magnitude of Anemia in pregnant women in this study was 19.8%, (95% CI 16.00-23.70). HIV infection (AOR = 6.12(95% CI 2.19, 17.08) parasitic infestation (AOR = 11.88 (95% CI 5.60, 25.20) and history of not taking fruit after meal during pregnancy (AOR = 3.12(95% CI 1.72, 5.67) were the major determinants of anemia. Conclusion This study showed that the magnitude of anemia among pregnant women was high especially at third trimester. Living with HIV /AIDS, parasitic infestation and no history of taking fruits after meal were the main factors.

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