Use of antenatal care services in Kassala, eastern Sudan
Use of antenatal care services in Kassala, eastern Sudan
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2393-10-67
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发表时间：
2010-10-25
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Adam, Ishag
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作者：
Ali, Abdel Aziem A.;Osman, Mohammed M.;Adam, Ishag
背景：产前护理被称为安全孕产倡议的四大支柱倡议之一。虽然许多常规产前护理程序对产妇死亡率和发病率影响不大，但其中一些程序已被确定是有益的。本研究的目的是调查覆盖面的产前保健，并确定与产前保健不足的卡萨拉，苏丹东部。方法：一个横断面社区为基础的研究进行了卡萨拉，苏丹东部在2009年9月至10月。进行了住户调查。结构化问卷被用来收集数据，从妇女谁在过去一年内怀孕，或怀孕超过14 weeks.Results：调查的900名妇女的产前保健覆盖率，811（90%）妇女至少有一次访问。在接受调查的妇女中，只有11%的人接受过≥ 4次产前检查，而10.0%的人从未接受过产前检查。在至少接受过一次检查的811名妇女中，分别有483名（59.6%）、303名（37.4%）和25名（3.1%）妇女在妊娠早期、中期和晚期接受过产前保健。在逻辑回归分析中，虽然产妇年龄和居住地与产前护理不足无关（
Background: Antenatal care is named as one of the four pillars initiatives of the Safe Motherhood Initiative. While many of routine antenatal care procedure have little effect on maternal mortality and morbidity, some of these have been ascertained as beneficial. The aim of this study was to investigate coverage of antenatal care and identify factors associated with inadequacy of antenatal care in Kassala, eastern Sudan.Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study was carried out in Kassala, eastern Sudan during September-October 2009. Household surveys were conducted. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data from women who had been pregnant within the last year, or pregnant more than 14 weeks.Results: Out of 900 women investigated for antenatal care coverage, 811(90%) women had at least one visit. Only 11% of the investigated women had >= four antenatal visits, while 10.0% had not attended at all. Out of 811 women who attended at least one visit, 483 (59.6%), 303 (37.4%) and 25 (3.1%) women attended antenatal care in the first, second and third trimester, respectively. In logistic regression analyses, while maternal age and residence were not associated with inadequacy of antenatal care (