Barriers to receiving the recommended standard care during pregnancy by illiterate women in rural, Northern Tanzania

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2020-09-03

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Research Square

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Three key themes emerged from this research in relation to health care access by illiterate women who were pregnant: 1) they could not read their health care cards or public health messaging; 2) they spoke the local language, not Swahili, the language of care providers; 3) they endeavour to develop coping strategies to overcome these obstacles. Additionally, health care workers were unaware of those who are illiterate. This study explores the experiences related to care-seeking by illiterate, pregnant women in rural Tanzania. In 2017, 810 women died every day from pregnancy or childbirth related complications, most commonly in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries.

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SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, PREGNANCY, LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, WOMEN’S HEALTH, EDUCATION, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH PERSONNEL, ACCESS TO HEALTH, MATERNAL MORBIDITY, LITERACY, READING, HEALTH PERSONNEL, TANZANIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60486

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) / Santé maternelle et infantile (MCH)