How accurate is maternal height measurement in Africa?
| Autor: | I. De Schampheleire, G. Clarysse, Bruno Dujardin, R. Kulker, HY Mentens |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Population Developing country Fertility Prenatal care Pregnancy Risk Factors Environmental health medicine Humans Childbirth education media_common Gynecology education.field_of_study Anthropometry business.industry Reproducibility of Results Obstetrics and Gynecology Prenatal Care General Medicine Round number medicine.disease Dystocia Body Height Africa Female Risk assessment business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 41:139-145 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7292 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0020-7292(93)90696-t |
| Popis: | Maternal height is one of the risk parameters for dystocia that is often used in antenatal clinics which are organized by health centers and dispensaries in developing countries. In this paper, the results of an analysis on the reliability of height measurements in four African countries: Benin, the Congo, Senegal and Zaire are presented. Different causes appear to reduce this reliability: attraction to round numbers, assignment of some standard size, and in one situation an overrecording (probably intentional) of an at-risk woman. Different solutions are being suggested, and the importance of assessing the quality of risk factor measurement in improving the efficacy of the risk approach strategy is stressed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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