Prenatal care among adolescent women in the extreme South of Brazil: coverage and associated factors
Juraci Almeida Cesar,
Janaína Salomão Saavedra,
Luana Patricia Marmitt
et al.
Abstract:Objectives: to evaluate coverage and identify factors associated with adequate prenatal care for adolescent mothers in Rio Grande, Southern Brazil, in a period of 13 years. Methods: over the years 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019, a single standardized questionnaire was applied to all mothers at hospital level in this municipality. The outcome consisted of the proportion of puerperae women who started prenatal care in the first trimester and performed 6+ medical visits, completed 2+ HIV, syphilis, and urine te… Show more
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