Why and how late are you?. Prevalence and factors associated with late first Antenatal care visits among pregnant women at Mukono General Hospital

      Аннотация: Antenatal Care (ANC) is a complex set of activities aimed at reducing maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality which is achieved by decreasing the likelihood that a pregnant woman will experience serious complications during pregnancy labor and peurperium by improving the maternal death and pre-labor fetal outcomes of women with complications (Bariagaber, Towongo, and Ayiga, 2016).The study was carried out to determine the prevalence and factors associated with late first antenatal care visits among pregnant women at Mukono General Hospital, Mukono District. The study design was descriptive and cross-sectional and it employed both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A sample of 60 respondents was selected using a purposive sampling procedure and an interview guide was used to collect data.

Ключевые слова: Medicine, antenatal care visits, Pregnant women, Uganda, hospital