Effect of pregnancy intention on completion of maternity continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The maternity continuum of care is a strategy to provide timely and quality maternal and child healthcare through preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal, and the early childhood periods. The maternity continuum of care effectively reduces global maternal and neonatal deaths. However, several factors are reported to cause low completion of the maternity continuum of care in sub-Saharan Africa. There has been substantial debate in the literature as to whether pregnancy intention influences the completion of the maternity continuum of care. Although several studies have been conducted to determine the influence of pregnancy intention on the completion of the maternity continuum of care, findings are inconsistent and have not been systematically reviewed. Therefore,

SUBMITTER: Mekonnen BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11603981 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature