Exploring acceptability, opportunities, and challenges of community-based home pregnancy testing for early antenatal care initiation in rural Kenya

• Main Authors: Lilian Otiso (Author), Yussif Alhassan (Author), Tom Odhong (Author), Boniface Onyango (Author), Nelly Muturi (Author), Charlotte Hemingway (Author), Lois Murray (Author), Emily Ogwang (Author), Linet Okoth (Author), Mandela Oguche (Author), Vicki Doyle (Author), Nadia Fomuso (Author), Miriam Taegtmeyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many women in low- and middle-income countries, including Kenya, access antenatal care (ANC) late in pregnancy. Home pregnancy testing can enable women to detect pregnancy early, but it is not widely available. Our study explored the acceptability and potential of home pregnancy...