Implications of power imbalance in antenatal care seeking among pregnant adolescents in rural Tanzania: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent girls (10-19 years) are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from pregnancy and childbirth complications, compared with older mothers. Low and middle-income countries, including Tanzania, bear the largest proportion of adolescent perinatal deaths. Few adolescent girls in Tanzania access antenatal care at health facilities, the reasons for which are poorly understood.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative thematic analysis study of the experiences of pregnant adolescents with accessing antenatal care in Misungwi district, Tanzania. We recruited 22 pregnant or parenting adolescent girls using purposive sampling, and conducted in-depth interviews (IDIs) about antenatal care experiences. IDI data were triangulated with data from eight focus group discu

SUBMITTER: Mweteni W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244882 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature