Validation of maternal recall of number of antenatal care visits attended in rural Southern Nepal: a longitudinal cohort study
Xinyu Xie, Melinda K Munos, Tsering P Lama, Emily Bryce, Subarna K Khatry, Steven C LeClerq, Joanne Katz · 2023
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Xinyu Xie and co-authors check, in a 2023 study, whether mothers in rural southern Nepal recall their pregnancy care visits accurately. Counts of antenatal care visits are a key gauge of care coverage, and they often rest on what mothers say months later. The team followed 402 pregnant women at five government health posts from late 2018 to late 2020.
Observed counts served as the standard. On average, women who had a live birth attended 4.7 antenatal visits, and about 65% attended four or more, as the Nepal government recommends. Yet only about 38% of mothers reported the exact count that staff had logged. Reports of few visits ran low, while a count of four was claimed far too often. A split, under four versus four or more, fared better. Women with more visits recalled worse. The authors say recall is a weak gauge and needs better tools.
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| CREATOR | Xinyu Xie, Melinda K Munos, Tsering P Lama, Emily Bryce, Subarna K Khatry, Steven C LeClerq, Joanne Katz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |