Validating a questionnaire to identify women in the first trimester of pregnancy during preventive chemotherapy interventions against soil-transmitted helminths in northwestern Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the performance of a questionnaire in assessing the pregnancy status of women of reproductive age during preventive chemotherapy interventions.

Methods

A questionnaire (20 questions) was administered to 1217 women of reproductive age (≥18 years) from Ilemela and Buchosa districts, northwestern Tanzania. A single urine sample was collected from each of them and tested using a rapid pregnancy test for presence of pregnant.

Results

Overall, 10.8% (132/1217) of the women reported to be pregnant at the specific question in the questionnaire. The rapid pregnancy test identified 15.1% (184/1217) of the women to be pregnant. In total, 86.4% (114/132) of the women who reported to be pregnant during the interview were confirmed to be pregnant using the ra

SUBMITTER: Mazigo HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10904898 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature