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Exploring the Under...
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Kambugyiro, Doris Kwesiga,1981-Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa,School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda,SWEDESD
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Exploring the Under Reporting of Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Population and Health Surveys : A Multi-Country Qualitative Study
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Uppsala :Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis,2023
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120 s.
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-513472
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ISBN:9789151319766
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-513472URI
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Introduction: Globally in 2021, an estimated 2.3 million newborn deaths and 1.9 million stillbirths occurred, with highest mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. True mortality is likely higher due to under reporting of pregnancies and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APOs). Accurate data are critical for monitoring and preventing these events but many countries rely on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), despite measurement challenges. Few studies have explored reasons for under reporting pregnancy and APOs in low income countries, within surveys and surveillance settings.Objective: To explore enablers and barriers to reporting pregnancy and APOs during population and health surveys in multi-country contexts, informing measurement improvements.Methods: The study was conducted in Uganda, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Ethiopia and Bangladesh between 2018 and 2021. Focus group discussions (Study I and II), narratives (Study III) and cognitive interviews (Study IV) were undertaken. Thematic analysis was done for the first three studies and qualitative description for Study IV.Results: Methodological challenges included question framing, where double barrelled questions resulted in wrong answers. There were incorrect definitions for miscarriages and stillbirths. Enablers were mostly around interviewers’ skills like building rapport, probing and empathy. Community barriers comprised socio-cultural factors that encouraged silence, including fear of witchcraft. Stigma towards APOs was common, with some foetal deaths viewed as not human, thus less reported. Informal reporting of APOs within social networks sometimes resulted in social support. Individually, APOs left women and men with negative psychosocial effects like depression, thus their reluctance to report. Nevertheless, some respondents said interviews left them feeling better, especially if the interviewer comforted them. Respondents accepted interviews hoping to receive health education about pregnancy loss.Conclusions: Many adverse pregnancy outcomes are avoidable, but they must be accurately measured before designing appropriate interventions. Surveys like the DHS are globally trusted but this study demonstrates that they have weaknesses and sometimes inaccurate data. Improving measurement requires precise questions, strengthened interviewer training, embedded counseling and health education. Supportive policies encouraging reporting are critical, alongside sensitizing citizens on its importance. Otherwise, APOs shall remain invisible and a continued burden to the mental health of those who experience them.
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Målqvist, Mats,1971-Uppsala universitet,Internationell barnhälsa och nutrition,SWEDESD - Centrum för forskning och utbildning om lärande för hållbar utveckling(Swepub:uu)matma534
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Eriksson, Leif,1971-Uppsala universitet,Vårdvetenskap,Internationell barnhälsa och nutrition,SWEDESD - Centrum för forskning och utbildning om lärande för hållbar utveckling(Swepub:uu)leier888
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Waiswa, Peter,ProfessorSchool of Public Health, Makerere University
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Garimoi Orach, Chris,ProfessorSchool of Public Health, Makerere University
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Blencowe, Hannah,ProfessorLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple,Professor, Associate DeanSchool of Medicine, Kabale University, Uganda
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Uppsala universitetInstitutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa
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