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Factors associated with the utilization of antenatal care services among pregnant women in Eswatini - A cross-sectional study
Afr J Reprod Health. 2022 Dec;26(12):67-77. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i12.8.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to assess the utilization of antenatal care services and its associated factors among pregnant women in Eswatini. A cross-sectional study was adopted. Convenience sampling was conducted in a public referral hospital in central Eswatini from 1st of August to the 30 of September 2021. A total of 400 newly delivered women who met the inclusion criteria were recruited. SPSS version 22.0 was used to analyze data including descriptive and bivariate analysis. Results indicated that only 13% of pregnant women booked their first ANC ...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - August 16, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Zama Mkhonta Yu-Ying Lu Shu-Chen Kuo Chieh-Yu Liu Source Type: research
Demand for Women's Health Services in Northern Nigeria: A Review of the Literature.
Authors: Sinai I, Anyanti J, Khan M, Daroda R, Oguntunde O
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Demand for and utilization of women's health services in northern Nigeria are consistently low and health indicators in the region are among the poorest in the world. This literature review focuses on social and cultural barriers to contraceptive use, antenatal care, and facility births in northern Nigeria, and influencers of young women's health-seeking behavior. A thorough search of peer reviewed and grey literature yielded 41 publications that were synthesized and analyzed. The region's population is predominantly Muslim, practicing Islam as a c...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - April 8, 2018 Category: African Health Tags: Afr J Reprod Health Source Type: research
Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy in Sub -Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Afr J Reprod Health. 2020 Jun;24(2):187-205. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2020/v24i2.18.ABSTRACTOver forty percent of pregnancies worldwide are unintended, with a quarter of these from Africa. There is a growing body of evidence regarding the adverse health, economic, societal, and developmental consequences of unintended pregnancies. The main aim of this systematic review is to report on the current prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa. A literature search (in PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Scopus) was performed up to 29 May 2019. The Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual guidelines to assess...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - June 2, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Luchuo Engelbert Bain Marjolein B M Zweekhorst Tjard de Cock Buning Source Type: research
