Browsing by Author "Noncungu, Thabani M."

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    Health education needs of first visit pregnant women in antenatal clinics in Khayelitsha, South Africa
    (Unisa Press, 2020) Noncungu, Thabani M.; Chipps, Jennifer
    Health education is a key component of first antenatal visits. The aim of thisstudy was to describe the health education needs of pregnant women ontheir first visit toantenatal clinicsinKhayelitsha, South Africa.A quantitative descriptive survey was conducted, to investigate the lifestyle, pregnancy-related, psycho-social health education needsand predictors of health education needsduringpregnant women’s first antenatal clinicvisit. The research was conductedat two purposivelyselected antenatal clinics inKhayelitsha, a low-incomesuburb in Cape Town,South Africa.The respondents were considered eligiblefor the study if they were Xhosaspeaking,pregnant,older than 18 years, making a first visit to antenatal care,and able to complete their consent form or provideconsentfrom parents or relatives. Respondents wereeligiblefor the study regardless of the number ofpregnanciesthey had previously had, their age and previous medical conditions.
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    Information-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africa
    (OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020) Noncungu, Thabani M.; Chipps, Jennifer
    The 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.