Department of Public Health Practice, University School of Humanities and Social Science, Kampal, Uganda
Research Article
Evaluating the Implementation Outcome "Acceptability" of the Eight (8) Antenatal Care Contacts, and Modelling the Predictors that Determine Compliance by Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinics in Wakiso District
Author(s): Innocent Ssemanda*, Kalembe Brenda, Riri Johnson Vonje, Karen Mwengwe, Okwadi Tukei and Oluseye A Ogunbayo
Background: The world health organization increased the number of Antenatal Care (ANC) visits from four (4) to eight (8) contact visits or more, to reduce the exponentiated incidences of preventable deaths of newborns, maternal mortality, perinatal, and stillbirths. Previous studies have indicated that pregnant women are noncompliant and non-adherence to the new model of eight-antenatal care contacts recommended by WHO. Unfortunately, the literature documented the acceptability of the eight antenatal care contacts in low resource-setting countries is scanty.
Methodology: This was a hospital-based medical records observational cross-section study design, that used a multi-stage-strati ied sampling technique to collect data from eligible women, antenatal progressive examination cards, and ANC registers, a ter obtaining ethical approval. A ques.. View More»
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