Information-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Noncungu, Thabani M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chipps, Jennifer | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-08T06:40:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-08T06:40:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Noncungu, T. M., & Chipps, J. (2020). Information-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Health SA Gesondheid, 25,a1478, 1-6 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2071-9736 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.4102/hsag.v25i0.1478 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5607 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd | en_US |
| dc.subject | Antenatal care | en_US |
| dc.subject | Antenatal clinic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Information-seeking behaviour | en_US |
| dc.subject | Low-income setting | en_US |
| dc.title | Information-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |