Mixed-methods reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices survey of IDPs, returnees and host communities in Jonglei State, South Sudan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand the current state of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) among internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host communities in remote counties of Jonglei state.

Design

Cross-sectional, randomly sampled, mixed-methods, population-based household study.

Setting

Ayod, Nyirol, Fangak and Pigi counties of Jonglei, South Sudan.

Participants

859 households, including 586 adult females and 273 adult males.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of MNCH. Secondary: contraception, pregnancies, pregnancy outcomes, use or non-use of antenatal care (ANC)/postnatal care (PNC), use of skilled birth attendants, breastfeeding, knowledge of warning or danger signs of pregnancy, gender-based violence

SUBMITTER: Lieberman Lawry L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature