Validation of maternal recall of number of antenatal care visits attended in rural Southern Nepal: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to examine the validity of maternal recall of total number of antenatal care (ANC) visits during pregnancy and factors associated with the accuracy of maternal recall.

Design

This was a longitudinal cohort study conducted from December 2018 through November 2020.

Setting

Five government health posts in the Sarlahi district of Southern Nepal.

Participants

402 pregnant women between ages 15 and 49 who presented for their first ANC visit at the study health posts.

Main outcomes

The observed number of ANC visits (gold standard) and the reported number of ANC visits at the postpartum interview (maternal recall).

Results

On average, women in the study who had a live birth attended 4.7 ANC visits. About 65% of them attended fo

SUBMITTER: Xie X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature