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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Late booking"”.
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Perceived factors contributing to maternal mortality among women in health services in Musina Municipality, Limpopo Province
… majority of the respondents 215 (53.0%) reported late booking for Ante-Natal Care (ANC), among the late booking 120 (25.0%) commenced ANC attendance at second trimester, while 95 (12%) commenced ANC at last trimester and only attended once only. Minority of the respondents 127 (24.2%) reported …
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Challenges faced by health professionals regarding the implementation of HIV/AIDS guidelines at PHC facilities of Vhembe District, South Africa
… ART while there are not ready, shortage of ART, late booking of antenatal care, and mothers’ denial of HIV positive status, HIV positive babies, and poor RPC after birth. Ethical considerations were observed throughout the study. The data collected was analyzed using interpretative …
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Mid-upper arm circumference: a surrogate for body mass index in pregnant women?
… the importance of an accurate assessment at the booking visit. Body mass index is currently the gold standard for measuring body fatness. However, pregnancy associated weight gain and oedema, as well as late booking in our population setting, questions the reliability of using the BMI to assess …
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Adolescents Regarding Antenatal Care Booking in a Vhembe District of Limpopo Province
… (ANC). The Vhembe District faces high rates of late ANC booking, which adversely impacts maternal and child health. This study investigated adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding ANC booking in the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, offering insights for policy planning. …
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Determinants of late initiation of Antenal Care among expectant Mothers in Kanyama Township, Lusaka, Zambia
Background:Late initiation of ANC in Zambia is still a big challenge. The 2007 Zambia Demographic Health survey (ZDHS) indicates that, only 19% of mothers have had their ANC visit in the first trimester of pregnancy. The study aimed at determining factors that contribute to the delay in initiating …
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Determinants of late initiation of Antenal Care among expectant Mothers in Kanyama Township, Lusaka, Zambia
Background:Late initiation of ANC in Zambia is still a big challenge. The 2007 Zambia Demographic Health survey (ZDHS) indicates that, only 19% of mothers have had their ANC visit in the first trimester of pregnancy. The study aimed at determining factors that contribute to the delay in initiating …
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Antenatal care an investigation of the time interval between the confirmation of pregnancy diagnosis and commencement
… of pregnancy and the first antenatal booking. Methods A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in September 2015 at Vanguard MOU, in which 120 pregnant women were interviewed at their first antenatal visit, using a structured questionnaire. Subjects were grouped into those …
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Outcome of universal life-long ART for all HIV infected pregnant and breastfeeding women and children less than 24 months regardless of WHO stage or CD4 count (PMTCT option B+) - a case study in a rural district, Malawi
… in the Ntchisi district can be improved. Late booking during pregnancy, initiation of ART late during pregnancy or only during lactation, low retention in care for HIV pregnant and lactating mothers and their HIV-exposed infants, inadequate HIV testing of HIV-exposed infants and low ART …
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Prevalence of pregnancy and postpartum hypertension in obese women living with HIV In Cape Town, South Africa
… p-value; < 0.001. Obesity, old age (≥35) and late booking at antenatal clinic were risk factors that showed a positive association with hypertension, with ORs; 3.49, 2.21 and 1.56 respectively. Conclusions: There is significantly high prevalence of PIH and PPH in women living with HIV in Cape …