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Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Mametja, Selaelo Mabu |
| author2 | London, Leslie |
| author_browse | London, Leslie Mametja, Selaelo Mabu |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9401 Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance Mametja, Selaelo Mabu London, Leslie Public Health Includes bibliographical references. The prevalence of late attendance for antenatal care in South Africa remains high despite the reported benefits of early initiation of antenatal care. The study aimedat identifying factors associated with late initiation of antenatal care. Methods: Cross sectional survey data collected for a FAS prevention programme in rural and urban South Africa were used. The primary study made use of face-to-face interviews with female participants the age range of 18 to 44 years. The dependent variable, gestational age, was categorized into a binary variable across 4 months gestational age. Independent variables consisted of scales and categorical variables (mostly binary) within the following domains: (a) socio-demographic factors; (b) characteristics of index pregnancy including substance use information; (c) psychosocial factors; (d) community factors; and (e) partner characteristics. 2014-11-08T14:32:35Z 2014-11-08T14:32:35Z 2009 Master Thesis Masters MPH http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9401 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Public Health Mametja, Selaelo Mabu Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance |
| title_full | Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance |
| title_short | Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance |
| title_sort | factors associated with late antenatal care attendance |
| topic | Public Health |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9401 |
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