Community perceptions of pre-eclampsia in rural Karnataka State, India: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal deaths have been attributed in large part to delays in recognition of illness, timely transport to facility, and timely treatment once there. As community perceptions of pregnancy and their complications are critical to averting maternal morbidity and mortality, this study sought to contribute to the literature and explore community-based understandings of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.

Methods

The study was conducted in rural Karnataka State, India, in 2012-2013. Fourteen focus groups were held with the following community stakeholders: three with community leaders (n = 27), two with male decision-makers (n = 19), three with female decision-makers (n = 41), and six with reproductive age women (n = 132). Focus groups were facilitated by local researchers wi

SUBMITTER: Vidler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943492 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature