The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorMorroni, Chelseaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMoodley, Jenniferen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-12T10:54:46Z
dc.date.available2015-10-12T10:54:46Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND:Effective confirmation of pregnancy is a basic component of reproductive health services. It is a prerequisite for accessing antenatal care (AnC) if the pregnancy is wanted and abortion services if the pregnancy is unwanted. This study examined the role of urine pregnancy testing in the timing of presentation for pregnancy-care.METHOD:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 158 women presenting for antenatal care and 164 women presenting for abortion at public sector clinics in Cape Town, South Africa. RESULTS: The median gestational age at first presentation was 23 weeks for AnC clients and 13 weeks for abortion clients. Obtaining a urine pregnancy test of one's own accord was associated with a decrease in the gestational age at presentation of 3.6 and 1.4 weeks for antenatal and abortion clients, respectively, independently of all other factors. CONCLUSION: Given the proven clinical benefit and public health impact of early presentation for antenatal and abortion services, strategies to decrease gestational age at presentation for pregnancy care should be given priority. 'Fast-track' urine pregnancy testing services should be established in public sector clinics in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMorroni, C., & Moodley, J. (2006). The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional study. <i>BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14184en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMorroni, Chelsea, and Jennifer Moodley "The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional study." <i>BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14184en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMorroni, C., & Moodley, J. (2006). The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 6(1), 26.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Morroni, Chelsea AU - Moodley, Jennifer AB - BACKGROUND:Effective confirmation of pregnancy is a basic component of reproductive health services. It is a prerequisite for accessing antenatal care (AnC) if the pregnancy is wanted and abortion services if the pregnancy is unwanted. This study examined the role of urine pregnancy testing in the timing of presentation for pregnancy-care.METHOD:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 158 women presenting for antenatal care and 164 women presenting for abortion at public sector clinics in Cape Town, South Africa. RESULTS: The median gestational age at first presentation was 23 weeks for AnC clients and 13 weeks for abortion clients. Obtaining a urine pregnancy test of one's own accord was associated with a decrease in the gestational age at presentation of 3.6 and 1.4 weeks for antenatal and abortion clients, respectively, independently of all other factors. CONCLUSION: Given the proven clinical benefit and public health impact of early presentation for antenatal and abortion services, strategies to decrease gestational age at presentation for pregnancy care should be given priority. 'Fast-track' urine pregnancy testing services should be established in public sector clinics in South Africa. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1471-2393-6-26 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional study TI - The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14184 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14184
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-6-26
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMorroni C, Moodley J. The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14184.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentWomen's Health Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
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dc.sourceBMC Pregnancy and Childbirthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpregnancychildbirth/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherReproductive Healthen_ZA
dc.titleThe role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: a cross-sectional studyen_ZA
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