| Title |
A Low-Cost Ultrasound Program Leads to Increased Antenatal Clinic Visits and Attended Deliveries at a Health Care Clinic in Rural Uganda
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0078450 |
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| Authors |
Andrew B. Ross, Kristen K. DeStigter, Matthew Rielly, Sonia Souza, Gabriel Eli Morey, Melissa Nelson, Eric Z. Silfen, Brian Garra, Alphonsus Matovu, Michael Grace Kawooya |
| Abstract |
In June of 2010, an antenatal ultrasound program to perform basic screening for high-risk pregnancies was introduced at a community health care center in rural Uganda. Whether the addition of ultrasound scanning to antenatal visits at the health center would encourage or discourage potential patients was unknown. Our study sought to evaluate trends in the numbers of antenatal visits and deliveries at the clinic, pre- and post-introduction of antenatal ultrasound to determine what effect the presence of ultrasound at the clinic had on these metrics. |
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| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
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