Barriers and enablers of early health-seeking behaviour among women with preeclampsia and eclampsia: a qualitative study at a National referral hospital in Uganda

This research implicates healthcare workers, including doctors and midwives, to create awareness and teaching about hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among the community through packaging relevant educational messages and sessions. This can be during antenatal contacts, community sensitisation outreaches and over media platforms like TV and FM radio stations. Furthermore, care for pregnant women should be more client-centred and flexible to allow the drop-in clients, especially those with complications in pregnancy, to enhance timely diagnosis and better health service delivery. Our study further highlights the social need for partners, family members, friends and other community members to support women with preeclampsia, accept and consider them like any other client/patient.