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SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT DISCIPLINES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN POPULATION STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, DURBAN. ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My sincere appreciation and gratitude is given to all the people who gave all their support with love, in completing this piece of work. A special thanks goes to: • God, be the Glory for He has guided and protected me throughout this project through his Grace and Love. May this work be the testimony of His miracles and power over all living things, for we are conquers through Him. • My Supervisor, Dr Pranitha Maharaj for her sincere guidance and support throughout the project. • To my family, I will not be here if it was not for you. No words could express my gratitude to you. Thank you for giving me unconditional love and the support during the most difficult times. • Mr. Oliver Zambuko, for giving the statistical guidance and being a good friend. I wouldn't be able to pull this through if it wasn't for you. Thank you for always encouraging me to strive for the best. • Lastly, to Mrs Nozipho Mvubu for her spiritual support and growth. You are my Guardian Angel! iii
Page 1: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF ANTEN
Page 5 and 6: THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO: DEDICATI
Page 7 and 8: CHAPTER ONE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRO
Page 9 and 10: LIST OF TABLES Socio-demographic ch
Page 11 and 12: 1.1 Background of the study CHAPTER
Page 13 and 14: 1.3 Justification of the study Whil
Page 15 and 16: irth weight, caesarean section and
Page 17 and 18: Birth outcomes such as size of the
Page 19 and 20: 1.6 Organization of the dissertatio
Page 21 and 22: the South African Demographic Healt
Page 23 and 24: sufficient access to life-saving he
Page 25 and 26: 2.2 Use of antenatal care Studies h
Page 27 and 28: Early care also allows for the deve
Page 29 and 30: Umkhanyakude district in KwaZulu-Na
Page 31 and 32: likely to make decisions about thei
Page 33 and 34: In contrast, another study showed a
Page 35 and 36: clinics situated on or at the inter
Page 37 and 38: inter-pregnancy intervals of 18-59
Page 39 and 40: A questionnaire was used to collect
Page 41 and 42: (v) Highest educational level Educa
Page 43 and 44: mother. Lastly, the large number of
Page 45 and 46: Table 4.1; Socio-Demographic Charac
Page 47 and 48: 4.3 Number of antenatal care visits
Page 49 and 50: Another interesting finding was tha
Page 51 and 52: There was a statistically significa
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35-49 (17 percent). Similarly, mari
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The results show a significant rela
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The logistic regression results sho
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that most people start families at
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It has been argued that South Afric
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pattern, with Asians being the high
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REFERENCES Abdel-Hady E and Yahia A
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Department of Health. 1999. "South
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Maternal and Neonatal Health. 2005.
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Smith C, Pell J and Dobbie R. 2003
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