Pregnancy Intentions and Maternal Health Behaviours: Observational Study in 18 African Countries
Study findings corroborate the role of reproductive health agency and pregnancy preparedness in optimising maternal health behaviours and subsequent outcomes. Integration of reproductive health services, malaria service delivery and social and behaviour change interventions can help to improve pregnancy outcomes.
Authors
- Anna Passaniti
- Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-2463)
- Michael Bride (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5425-3957)
- Gabrielle C. Hunter
- Judith Nalukwago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0018-8982)
- Bolanle Olapeju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-2708)
- Safia Mohammed
- S. A. Abdallah
- Anna Maria van Eijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1635-1289)
- Leila Kaze
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Université du Burundi (BI)
- Republic of Burundi (BI)
- Zanzibar University (TZ)
- Zanzibar School of Health (TZ)
- Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (US)
- Echo Network Africa (KE)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18367
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00