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Irregular Antenatal Care Attendance among Pregnant Women during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorMaharajan, Meenu
dc.contributor.authorSen, Kamana
dc.contributor.authorThapa, Bibechan
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Sushmita
dc.contributor.authorJayaswal, Aradhana
dc.contributor.authorPoudel, Alina
dc.contributor.authorBasnet, Prasnna
dc.contributor.authorRana, Sunita Rajya Laxmi
dc.contributor.authorChaudhary, Sneha
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Pratistha
dc.contributor.authorBhandari, Kritick
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-01T05:42:53Z
dc.date.available2025-12-01T05:42:53Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionMeenu Maharajan Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Kamana Sen KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Bibechan Thapa Department of Emergency Medicine, Kirtipur Hospital, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Sushmita Shrestha KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Aradhana Jayaswal KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Alina Poudel KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Prasnna Basnet KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Sunita Rajya Laxmi Rana KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Sneha Chaudhary KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Pratistha Shrestha KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Kritick Bhandari KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal
dc.description.abstractAbstract Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has made access to antenatal care services difficult, which could lead to serious implications for the health of mothers and fetus. There is limited study regarding its impact on pregnant women. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of irregular antenatal care attendance among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant women attending antenatal care visits at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics in a tertiary care centre from 23 July 2021 to 5 September 2021. Ethical approval was granted by the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 077/078/67). Convenience sampling was done. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 196 pregnant women, 49 (25%) (18.96-31.06, 95% Confidence Interval) had irregular antenatal care attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions: The prevalence of irregular antenatal care attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic was lower than other studies done in similar settings. Antenatal care is crucial to prevent maternal, fetal morbidity and mortality, hence uninterrupted antenatal care services should be provided even during crisis situation like COVID-19 pandemics.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7472
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3314
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectAntenatal care
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPregnant women
dc.titleIrregular Antenatal Care Attendance among Pregnant Women during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
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