Predicting maternal healthcare seeking behaviour in Afghanistan: exploring sociodemographic factors and women's knowledge of severity of illness.
Essa TawfiqMohammad Daud AzimiAeraj FerozAhmad Shakir HadadMohammad Samim SoroushMassoma JafariMarzia Salam YaftaliSayed Ataullah SaeedzaiPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2023)
Our findings suggest that pregnant women's healthcare seeking behaviour is influenced by women's knowledge of danger signs and symptoms during pregnancy, women's education, socioeconomic status, access to media, husband's, in-laws' and relatives' decisions, residential area, multiparity, and access to health workers. The findings have implications for promoting safe motherhood and childbirth practices through improving women's knowledge, education, and social status.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- mental health
- cervical cancer screening
- primary care
- breast cancer risk
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- climate change
- metabolic syndrome
- risk assessment
- air pollution
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle
- sleep quality
- affordable care act
- weight loss
- human health