Perceptions of barriers, facilitators and motivators related to use of prenatal care: A qualitative descriptive study of inner-city women in Winnipeg, Canada:

SAGE Open Medicine

Maureen IHeaman¹ 

关键词: Prenatal care;    pregnancy;    barriers;    facilitators;    motivators;    qualitative study;    access to care;    inner-city;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312115621314

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective:The objective of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the perceptions of women living in inner-city Winnipeg, Canada, about barriers, facilitators, and motivators related to their use of prenatal care.Methods:Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted in person with 26 pregnant or postpartum women living in inner-city neighborhoods with high rates of inadequate prenatal care. Interviews averaged 67 min in length. Recruitment of participants continued until data saturation was achieved. Inductive content analysis was used to identify themes and subthemes under four broad topics of interest (barriers, facilitators, motivators, and suggestions). Sword’s socio-ecological model of health services use provided the theoretical framework for the research. This model conceptualizes service use as a product of two interacting systems: the personal and situational attributes of potential users and the characteristics of health services.Results:Half of the women in our sample were si...

【 授权许可】

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