Exploring acceptability, opportunities, and challenges of community-based home pregnancy testing for early antenatal care initiation in rural Kenya

L Otiso, Y Alhassan, T Odhong, B Onyango, N Muturi… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Many women in low-and middle-income countries, including Kenya, access
antenatal care (ANC) late in pregnancy. Home pregnancy testing can enable women to …

Health system-related barriers to prenatal care management in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the qualitative literature

M Mohseni, HM Isfahani, A Moosavi… - Primary Health Care …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background: Appropriate prenatal care (PNC) is essential for improving maternal and infant
health; nevertheless, millions of women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not …

'I haven't heard much about other methods': quality of care and person-centredness in a programme to promote the postpartum intrauterine device in Tanzania

L Senderowicz, E Pearson, K Hackett… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background Programmes promoting the postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) have
proliferated throughout South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, with proponents …

Vaccines safety and maternal knowledge for enhanced maternal immunization acceptability in rural Uganda: A qualitative study approach

D Kajungu, M Muhoozi, J Stark, D Weibel… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Maternal immunization is a successful and cost-effective public health strategy.
It protects pregnant women and their infants from vaccine-preventable diseases. Uganda is …

Male engagement guidelines in antenatal care: unintended consequences for pregnant women in Tanzania

H Osaki, SS Sao, GA Kisigo, JN Coleman… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background The meaningful engagement of male partners in antenatal care (ANC) can
positively impact maternal and newborn health outcomes. The Tanzania National Plan for …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with utilization of antenatal care among rural women in Bangladesh: A community-based cross-sectional Study

MWR Nizum, MMA Shaun, MO Faruk, MA Shuvo… - … and Global Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Despite the Government of Bangladesh's considerable efforts,
utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services remains low among Bangladeshi women …

Socio-demographic influence on the pregnant women's comprehension of maternal health information in Tanzania

EF Elia, J Ayungo - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Pregnant women's understanding of maternal health information is critical in the
application of information for pregnancy care, birth preparedness, and newborn care …

Visible and invisible cultural patterns influencing women's use of maternal health services among Igala women in Nigeria: a focused ethnographic study

UC Opara, PN Iheanacho, P Petrucka - BMC Public Health, 2025 - Springer
Background Explicit and implicit cultural patterns are critical cultural norms, beliefs, and
practices that determine women's health-seeking behaviour. These cultural patterns could …

Factors influencing antenatal care attendance for Bakiga and Indigenous Batwa women in Kanungu District, Southwestern Uganda

V Steele, K Patterson, L Berrang-Ford… - Rural and Remote …, 2021 - search.informit.org
Introduction: The number of maternal deaths remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Effective
antenatal care (ANC) reduces maternal morbidity and mortality; therefore, provision of …

[图书][B] Two decades of Tanzanian health policy: Examining policy developments and opportunities through a gender lens

R Lambin, M Nyyssölä - 2022 - econstor.eu
Tanzania has undertaken important health sector reforms in the new millennium, and the
most recent Health Sector Strategic Plan (2021-26) lays out ambitious targets to achieve …