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dc.contributor.authorNoncungu, Thabani M.
dc.contributor.authorChipps, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-08T06:40:45Z
dc.date.available2021-01-08T06:40:45Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationNoncungu, T. M., & Chipps, J. (2020). Information-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Health SA Gesondheid, 25,a1478, 1-6en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-9736
dc.identifier.uri10.4102/hsag.v25i0.1478
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5607
dc.description.abstractThe quality of the decisions made by women during pregnancy, especially their first visit, depends on their health needs, their health-seeking behaviour and the type of information available to them. Aim: This study describes the health education needs, information barriers and health information-seeking behaviour of pregnant women on their first visit to antenatal clinics in a low-income setting in the Western Cape. Setting: The setting was two antenatal facilities in Khayelitsha Health District facilities in South Africa. Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey was conducted. A systematic random sample of 261 antenatal first visit attendees between May and July 2016 was selected. Data were collected using a researcher-administered questionnaire and was analysed using descriptive statistics, 95% confidence intervals and non-parametric tests. Results: The response rate of the study was 92% (n = 240). Pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic for the first time reported high information needs with low health information-seeking behaviours and high information barriers. Doctors, nurses (2.2, ±1.0), family and friends (2.0, ±0.6) were the most frequently used sources of health information, while watching television or listening to the radio (1.5, ±0.9) were the least used sources of health information.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltden_US
dc.subjectAntenatal careen_US
dc.subjectAntenatal clinicen_US
dc.subjectHealth educationen_US
dc.subjectInformation-seeking behaviouren_US
dc.subjectLow-income settingen_US
dc.titleInformation-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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