Disparities in Antenatal Care Visits between Urban and Rural Ethiopian Women
CONCLUSION: In Ethiopia, three-fourths of pregnant women attend at least one antenatal care. Place of residence, educational attainment, age in five years' group, and wealth index for urban/rural were related to the frequency of antenatal care visits.PMID:37799709 | PMC:PMC10550413 | DOI:10.1155/2023/9031344 (Source: Journal of Pregnancy)
Source: Journal of Pregnancy - October 6, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Senahara Korsa Wake Abera Botore Ahmed Mohammed Kolato Gemede Moyata Bariso Urge Gerema Source Type: research
Prevalence, Awareness, and Control of Hypertensive Disorders amongst Pregnant Women Seeking Healthcare in Ghana
This study was conducted to find out the prevalence, awareness, risk factors, control, and the birth outcomes of HDPs. This was a retrospective cohort study conducted among pregnant women seeking care in selected health facilities in the Ashanti Region. Data on demographics, HDPs, and its associated birth outcomes were collected. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association of the independent variables with HDPs. The burden of HDPs was 37.2% among the 500 mothers enrolled with chronic hypertension superimposed with preeclampsia accounting for 17.6%, chronic hypertension, 10.2%, and preeclampsia 6.8% whil...
Source: Journal of Pregnancy - September 21, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Pauline Boachie-Ansah Berko Panyin Anto Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo Edward Tieru Dassah Constance Caroline Cobbold Morrison Asiamah Source Type: research
