Delayed pregnancy disclosure, attributed social factors and implications for antenatal care initiation: a qualitative study among Ugandan women and their partners
Many pregnant Ugandan women preferred only disclosing their pregnancy to close, trusted social ties while delaying disclosure to others. Delays in disclosure affected the social support they received thereby contributing to late antenatal care initiation. Targeted interventions to address factors contributing to delayed pregnancy disclosure may improve the timeliness of antenatal care and consequent maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Authors
- Cynthia C. Harper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5587-6398)
- Dilys Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9599-388X)
- Hadija Nalubwama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4824-8841)
- Umar Senoga
- Josaphat Byamugisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3438-9662)
- Paul J. Krezanoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-5336)
- Alison B. Comfort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6713-5258)
- Blake Erhardt‐Ohren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0345-5516)
- Carol S. Camlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-1164)
- Alison M. El Ayadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-4887)
- Alexander C. Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-7917)
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Reproductive Science Center (US)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Ibis Reproductive Health (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02040-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.98
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development