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H Bashour1, A Abdulsalam, W Al-Faisal, S Cheikha.
Abstract
This descriptive study was designed to describe the patterns and determinants of maternity care among Syrian women living in Damascus. All 39 birth registers in 2 large provinces were used to recruit 500 mothers of healthy newborns. Mothers were interviewed in their homes using a semistructured questionnaire. Multivariate analysis of the determinants of the frequency of use of antenatal care showed the following variables were significant: urban residence and visit to antenatal care in the 1st trimester. The significant variables for an early visit to antenatal care were the woman's level of education; being pregnant with the 1st baby; and number of visits to antenatal care. Being young (age < 20 years) also correlated with early timing of the 1st antenatal visit.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18720624
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Mediterr Health J ISSN: 1020-3397 Impact factor: 1.628