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Health Care Provider Knowledge And Routine Management Of Pre-Eclampsia In Pakistan, Sana Sheikh, Rahat Najam Qureshi, Asif Raza Khowaja, Rehana Salam, Marianne Vidler, Diane Sawchuck, Peter Von Dadelszen, Shujat Zaidi, Zulfiqar Bhutta
Health Care Provider Knowledge And Routine Management Of Pre-Eclampsia In Pakistan, Sana Sheikh, Rahat Najam Qureshi, Asif Raza Khowaja, Rehana Salam, Marianne Vidler, Diane Sawchuck, Peter Von Dadelszen, Shujat Zaidi, Zulfiqar Bhutta
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Background: Maternal mortality ratio is 276 per 100,000 live births in Pakistan. Eclampsia is responsible for one in every ten maternal deaths despite the fact that management of this disease is inexpensive and has been available for decades. Many studies have shown that health care providers in low and middle-income countries have limited training to manage patients with eclampsia. Hence, we aimed to explore the knowledge of different cadres of health care providers regarding aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and current management practices.
Methods: We conducted a mixed method study in the districts of Hyderabad and Matiari …
Health Care Seeking Behaviours In Pregnancy In Rural Sindh, Pakistan: A Qualitative Study, Rahat Najam Qureshi, Sana Sheikh, Asif Raza Khowaja, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Shujaat Zaidi, Diane Sawchuck, Marianne Vidler, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Peter Von Dadeslzen
Health Care Seeking Behaviours In Pregnancy In Rural Sindh, Pakistan: A Qualitative Study, Rahat Najam Qureshi, Sana Sheikh, Asif Raza Khowaja, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Shujaat Zaidi, Diane Sawchuck, Marianne Vidler, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Peter Von Dadeslzen
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Background: Pakistan has alarmingly high numbers of maternal mortality along with suboptimal care-seeking behaviour. It is essential to identify the barriers and facilitators that women and families encounter, when deciding to seek maternal care services. This study aimed to understand health-seeking patterns of pregnant women in rural Sindh, Pakistan.
Methods: A qualitative study was undertaken in rural Sindh, Pakistan as part of a large multi-country study in 2012. Thirty three focus group discussions and 26 in-depth interviews were conducted with mothers [n=173], male decision-makers [n=64], Lady Health Workers [n=64], Lady Health Supervisors [n=10], Women Medical Officers [n=9] and Traditional Birth …