Facility-imposed barriers to early utilization of focused antenatal care services in Mangochi District, Malawi - a mixed methods assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Focused Antenatal Care (FANC) is advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a key service approach to improving the health of pregnant women. Four targeted visits to antenatal clinics are recommended starting in the first trimester. First trimester attendance for FANC in Mangochi District, Malawi was low at 8%. FANC has mainly been promoted through health facility based communication activities with less emphasis on activities at community level. We developed and tested a community focused health communication approach "Community Driven Total FANC Attendance (CDTFA)" with the aim of increasing FANC clinic attendance. We included a research component in order to understand the context and responses of community members to this intervention.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Mamba KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5747179 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature