Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
School of Medicine, Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
Research Article
Reasons for late antenatal care booking in Mizan-Aman, Town Southwest Ethiopia, 2021: a qualitative study method
Author(s): Gelila Gashawbeza Battu*, Roza Teshome Kassa, Haweni Adugna Negeri, Leul Deribe kitawu, Kassahun Demelash Alemu, Bamlak Gashawbeza Batu and Kibrework Bezabih Bantero
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the reasons for late ANC booking from different perspectives in Mizan-Aman Town, South West Ethiopia.
Method: An exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study was used. A total of 20 participants, including 11 late-booked expectant women and 9 healthcare professionals, were selected through the use of purposeful sampling. To gather the data, we used key informant interviews and in-depth interviews. Data analysis was conducted concurrently with data collection. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data, and QDA miner lite was used to do this.
Results: According to the interviews, late ANC bookings were caused by various reason personal, service, and organizational factors. The following were the themes discovered for late ANC bookings: pregnant women, socio-eco.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0420.22.11.619