Community mobilization for the improvement of monitoring in pregnant women living in rural areas in Morocco

The Pan African Medical Journal
Majda SebbaniMohamed Cherkaoui

Abstract

The improvement of maternal health is a health priority in many developing countries. The purpose of this study was to describe the contribution of a community project in the improvement of monitoring during pregnancy in a vulnerable rural commune in the Moroccan High Atlas. We conducted an action-research project incorporating an approach for community mobilization conducted in 2014. The project involving several participants such as social actors, local authorities, health professionals and students in medicine helped to ensure the monitoring of a cohort of 283 pregnant women. In the course of antenatal consultations, women were interviewed, assessed and participated in information sessions and education. The interviewers speaking berber were trained to data collection. Bivariate and descriptive statistical analyzes were carried out, with a threshold for significance of 5%. The average age of patients was 27.1± 6.7 years. The majority of them was illiterate, without health coverage and with no career. Nearly 73.4% had no previous contact with the health care system (N = 252). Among 500 planned pregnancies, 56.6% of women were monitored, 30.4% consulted twice and 6.7% underwent three consultations out of a total of 407 antenat...Continue Reading

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