| Title |
Factors Affecting Antenatal Care Attendance: Results from Qualitative Studies in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0053747 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christopher Pell, Arantza Meñaca, Florence Were, Nana A. Afrah, Samuel Chatio, Lucinda Manda-Taylor, Mary J. Hamel, Abraham Hodgson, Harry Tagbor, Linda Kalilani, Peter Ouma, Robert Pool |
| Abstract |
Antenatal care (ANC) is a key strategy to improve maternal and infant health. However, survey data from sub-Saharan Africa indicate that women often only initiate ANC after the first trimester and do not achieve the recommended number of ANC visits. Drawing on qualitative data, this article comparatively explores the factors that influence ANC attendance across four sub-Saharan African sites in three countries (Ghana, Kenya and Malawi) with varying levels of ANC attendance. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Senegal | 1 | 17% |
| Kenya | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Malawi | 1 | <1% |
| Burundi | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1126 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 270 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 165 | 14% |
| Researcher | 81 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 81 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 66 | 6% |
| Other | 161 | 14% |
| Unknown | 318 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 283 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 262 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 95 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 37 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 23 | 2% |
| Other | 101 | 9% |
| Unknown | 341 | 30% |