Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and subsequent healthcare seeking actions among women in Urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Mwilike, Beatrice; Nalwadda, Gorrette; Nantamu Kagawa, Mike; I. Yahya-Malima, Khadija; Teddy Mselle, Lilian; Horiuchi, Shigeko

doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1628-6

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Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and subsequent healthcare seeking actions among women in Urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • Jan 2, 2018

Authors:

Beatrice Mwilike

Gorrette Nalwadda

Mike Nantamu Kagawa

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tanzania is among the countries with a high maternal mortality ratio. However, it remains unclear how information and education on danger signs of pregnancy translate into appropriate actions when a woman recognizes danger signs. This study aimed to determine women's knowledge of obstetr...

Subject

Tanzania

Medicine

Family medicine

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