Risk factors for anosmia were: male gender, loss of smell history and poor olfactory self-perception for detection; low educational level, poor self-perception and pregnancy for recognition; and older age, poor self-perception and history of head trauma and loss of smell for identification.
Moreover, the use of qualitative techniques allowed us to gain a better understanding on beliefs, knowledge and perception on pregnancy and delivery, and was used to triangulate findings generated by the cost analysis and the survey components of the larger project.
This paper seeks to examine beliefs, knowledge and perceptions about pregnancy and delivery and care-seeking behavior among pregnant women in urban Accra, Ghana.
Trained interviewers collected information on reproductive history, knowledge and perception on pregnancy, delivery, post-partum and newborn care between August and October 2007.
All of us - but especially social and political leaders in developing countries - need to foster the perception that pregnancy and childbirth can and should be made safer.
This is the first cohort study that assessed the perceived risks of maternal health outcomes among both pregnant women and their partners, and compared perceptions during pregnancy and after delivery as well as between CD and VD.
These studies clearly indicate that beyond demographic and socio-economic factors, social and cultural factors as well as individual perception of pregnancy and care impact women's timing of ANC enrolment.
Women have little or no power in their marital home and depend on their mothers-in-law's perception of pregnancy and delivery-care needs (26).
In the first place, the traditional perception of pregnancy and childbirth is that of a natural condition, not requiring special health care.
I follow this with a summary of current medical definitions and perceptions of pregnancy loss and infant death.
One of the strengths of the study was the addition of quantitative measures (i.e., perception of pregnancy risk, anxiety, and perceived control) and the inclusion of a variety of perspectives from women of AMA with varying levels of risk perception, anxiety and perceived control.
