title: Patterns and determinants of maternity care in Damascus.
abstract: This descriptive study was designed to describe the patterns and determinants of maternity care among Syrian women living in Damascus. All 39 birth registers in 2 large provinces were used to recruit 500 mothers of healthy newborns. Mothers were interviewed in their homes using a semistructured questionnaire. Multivariate analysis of the determinants of the frequency of use of antenatal care showed the following variables were significant: urban residence and visit to antenatal care in the 1st trimester. The significant variables for an early visit to antenatal care were the woman's level of education; being pregnant with the 1st baby; and number of visits to antenatal care. Being young (age < 20 years) also correlated with early timing of the 1st antenatal visit.
authors: Department of Family and Community Medicine,Faculty of Medicine, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. hbashour@scs-net.org
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Bashour
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Abdulsalam
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Al-Faisal
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Cheikha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010298:Parity; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013593:Syria; D013997:Time Factors; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*