Barriers to early prenatal care in South Africa
| Autor: | Robert Clive Pattinson, Brian W.C. Forsyth, Diane N. Haddad, J.D. Makin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Program evaluation Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Research methodology Population Gestational Age HIV Infections Doris (gastropod) Prenatal care Hiv testing Health Services Accessibility South Africa Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Health services 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Pregnancy Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Qualitative Research education.field_of_study 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine biology business.industry Pregnancy Unplanned Obstetrics and Gynecology Abortion Induced Prenatal Care Fear General Medicine Patient Acceptance of Health Care biology.organism_classification Research Design Female business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 132:64-67 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7292 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.06.041 |
| Popis: | To understand the barriers delaying early prenatal care for women in South Africa.A mixed-methods study was conducted at a center in Pretoria.Following interviews with 21 women at a prenatal clinic in Pretoria, a quantitative survey was completed by 204 postpartum women. During interviews, women described presenting late owing to contemplating induced abortion, fear of HIV testing, and fear of jealousy and bewitching. The survey results demonstrated that a majority of women (133 [65.2%]) reported knowledge of recommendations to present before 12weeks; however, the average gestational age at initial presentation was 19.1±7.7weeks. Women were more likely to present earlier if the pregnancy was planned (P=0.013) and were less likely to if they had at any point contemplated induced abortion (P=0.021). Fears of bewitching and harmful psychological stress owing to a positive HIV test result prevailed in both the interviews and the surveys.Significant efforts should be devoted to improving access to contraception and prepregnancy counseling in order to improve early prenatal care attendance. Similarly, addressing cultural concerns and fears regarding pregnancy is imperative in promoting early attendance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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