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Maternal Demographic And Psychosocial Factors Associated With Low Attendance Of A Centeringpregnancy Prenatal Care Program Among A Group Of High-Risk Women From Kentucky., Javeria Zafar
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
Abstract
Aim: To identify maternal demographic and psychosocial risk factors associated with poor attendance of CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care, and whether past or current experience of intimate partner violence is related to poor attendance.
Methods: Data from the EMPOWR (Efforts to Maximize Perinatal Outcomes in Women at risk) were used in a cross-sectional study design. Self-reported data from 607 high-risk pregnant women from Kentucky was used. Poor-attendance or non-compliance was defined as attending less than 6 out of the 10 group prenatal care session. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess the association between risk factors and compliance with the …