Knowledge deficit on health promotion activities during pregnancy: the case for adolescent pregnant women at Chiladzulu District, Malawi

Kululanga, Lucy Ida; Kadango, Alice; Lungu, Gaily Graysham; Jere, Diana; Ngwale, M.; Kumbani, Lily C.

doi:10.1186/s12884-020-03386-w

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“…However, multiple studies have found that pregnant women struggle to understand health information (32)(33)(34)(35). In our study, participants struggled to align their behaviour with their health knowledge and lacked support from health professionals.…”

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Health Literacy and Behaviour among Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study

Meldgaard

Jensen

Johansen

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Background: Obesity in pregnant women is increasing worldwide, affecting the health of both mother and baby. Obesity may be associated with inadequate health literacy, a central competence when navigating antenatal health information and services. This study explores women’s health literacy experiences among a sample of pregnant women with a prepregnant body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2.Methods: An inductive, qualitative study using an interpretive description methodology. Data was collected through ten semi-structured interviews with pregnant women with a prepregnancy BMI >25 kg/m2 attending antenatal care at the midwifery clinic at Aarhus University Hospital in the Central Denmark Region.Results: Pregnant women with obesity understand general health information provided by health professionals, but translating this knowledge into specific healthy behaviours presents a challenge. Although difficulties navigating booking systems and available digital services contribute to this problem, apps can help facilitate navigation. However, successful navigation may depend on adequate e-health literacy. Conflicting information from health professionals, social media and families also present a challenge for pregnant women, requiring a broad skillset for critical evaluation and resolution.Conclusions: Adequate health literacy is necessary for pregnant women receiving antenatal care to (i) translate general health information into personalised healthy behaviour, (ii) access and navigate complex and digitalised systems, and (iii) critically evaluate conflicting information. Person-centred differentiation in the organisation of antenatal care may benefit vulnerable pregnant women with inadequate health literacy.Trial registration: The study was registered cf. General Data Protection Regulation, Aarhus University Journal number 2016-051-000001, serial number 1934.

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Health Literacy and Behaviour among Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study

Meldgaard

Jensen

Johansen

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“…This may mean that women do not know what to expect from health care providers or their expectations on the care to be provided is low. Therefore, women need to be well informed about the services they should expect from health care providers and be able to ask for it if not provided [ 35 ].…”

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Status of information, education, and communication as perceived by clients receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital in Malawi

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Background Information, education, and communication is a strategy to spread awareness through communication channels to a target audience to achieve a desired positive result. Women are supposed to receive information, education, and communication at each contact with the health worker during antenatal care. In Malawi, information, education, and communication for antenatal care is inadequate despite high antenatal care coverage. Most women do not receive it as stipulated. This could be one of the reasons that maternal and neonatal mortality is high. The provision of information, education, and communication is supposed to help in reducing maternal mortality because it is intended to develop positive attitudes towards health behaviours to support pregnant women accessing health services when required. This study, therefore, assessed the status of information, education, and communication as perceived by clients receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital in Malawi. Methods A descriptive study design with a sample of 384 pregnant women attending antenatal care was used. The sample size for the study was calculated using Lemeshow, Hosmer, Klar and Rwanga's formula. Systematic random sampling method was used to select the study participants. Data were analysed using a statistical package for social sciences software version 20.0. Results Findings revealed that information, education, and communication provided during antenatal care were inadequate. Most information was offered. However, no topic was rated adequate by 80% of the respondents according to the Likert Scale that was used. The majority of the respondents (71.4%, n = 274) (95% CI 66.5. 75.8) preferred to receive information, education, and communication from midwives who are in the category of skilled attendants. Results further showed that more than half of the respondents participated passively and spent little time receiving information, education, and communication. Conclusion The findings signify that information, education, and communication provided to women receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital had some gaps. It was inadequate and some topics were not taught. The target audience participated passively. It is recommended that midwives should provide the information, education, and communication and must have adequate contact time with the women. This is so because they are believed to be trusted sources of information.

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“…The participants expressed a lack of knowledge regarding pregnancy-related sickness, delivery process, and dietary needs as well as taking care of the newly born child. A recent study among adolescent pregnant women has shown knowledge deficit on the benefits of ANC and nutrition during pregnancy, that may contribute to poor pregnancy outcomes [ 47 ].…”

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Perspectives about social support among unmarried pregnant university students in South Africa

2023

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Background Pregnant young women in an academic environment are susceptible to stressors associated with unintended pregnancy and academic demands of universities. The challenges they face may be exacerbated by lack of social support, putting them at risk of psychological disorders such as depression. Women who receive social support during pregnancy and postpartum experience less emotional distress and report greater maternal satisfaction. However, very little is known about the perspectives about social support among unmarried pregnant students in tertiary institutions. Methods Participants were purposively selected among unmarried pregnant students and those in the puerperal period at the time of the study. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews to explore the perspectives of unmarried pregnant students on the type of support that they need during pregnancy and the puerperium and the period when most support is needed. The data were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, then analysed using thematic analysis. Results The findings show that social supports (emotional, instrumental, informational, and financial) were highlighted as important resources to cope with stressors during pregnancy and post-birth. Emotional support from male partners was the most important type of support needed as it entailed a sense of being loved and cared for. Social support was identified as important throughout the different phases of pregnancy and post birth, with different support needs expressed at each of these phases. Conclusion This study identified support needs of unmarried pregnant university students in their transition to motherhood. Given the several challenges that they are faced with, unmarried pregnant students need social support, including male partner support to enhance wellbeing as they try to cope with academic and pregnancy-related stressors.

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Knowledge deficit on health promotion activities during pregnancy: the case for adolescent pregnant women at Chiladzulu District, Malawi

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Health Literacy and Behaviour among Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study

Health Literacy and Behaviour among Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study

Status of information, education, and communication as perceived by clients receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital in Malawi

Perspectives about social support among unmarried pregnant university students in South Africa

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