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Understanding Gestational Age Assessment Practices Among Health Workers in Burkina Faso’s Urban Settings

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In Burkina Faso, the DenBalo study aimed to explore differences in vulnerability between preterm and full-term newborns but found fewer preterm cases than anticipated based on routine health centre records. This follow-up study investigates how urban healthcare workers determine gestational age and the factors influencing their assessments. Researchers conducted ten individual interviews and four focus groups with healthcare staff across four facilities in Bobo-Dioulasso. Thematic analysis focus

Source: International Journal of Social and Psychological Aspects of Healthcare

DOI: 10.51847/uhsfzjzbcd

Authors: Suzan Massawe, Ina Kayser, Carlos Temmerman

Institutions: Ghent University, Heidelberg University, World Health Organization

Language: English

Topic: Global Maternal and Child Health

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4414745410