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Reasons for presenting to antenatal care clinics in a sample of Pakistani women and their knowledge of WHO antenatal care package

INTRODUCTION The purpose of antenatal care is to ensure that a woman has a safe
pregnancy and that does not mean absence of any disease during this period. Antenatal
care allows screening of preeclampsia, fetal abnormalities and other prevention strategies
to be incorporated. The purpose of this study was to assess the reason for attending
antenatal care clinics and knowledge of antenatal care content package in women.
METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 395 pregnant women attending
antenatal care clinic at the Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil hospital, Karachi, Pakistan from 1 July
2019 to 31 December 2019. Each eligible woman was asked about the reason for
attendance and her knowledge about WHO standardized antenatal care package.
RESULTS The commonest reason for utilizing antenatal care in booked attendees was
place of birth concern (25.9%) and in not booked was referral from private centers (33.6%)
which was statistically significant (p=0.006). Both booked and not booked women (67.9%
vs 59.1%, p=0.409) stated avoidance of complication during pregnancy and labor as the
commonest reason for attendance. Women with higher parity were more likely to identify
weight measurement (p=0.001), iron and folic acid supplementation (p=0.001), and urine
detailed report (p=0.002), as content of the standard package.
CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that women did not utilize antenatal care clinics for
improving their health or the health of their fetus. The knowledge of the antenatal care
package was limited to weight measurement and supplements. Moreover, attendance and
visits at an antenatal care facility do not equate to good service provision.

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Judul Seri
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No. Panggil
618.2
Penerbit
Heraklian, Crete, Greece : EU European Publishing.,
Deskripsi Fisik
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Bahasa
English
ISBN/ISSN
2585-2906
Klasifikasi
618.2
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text
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Edisi
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Subjek
kebidanan
Midwifery
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