{
    "abstract": "Puerperal sepsis is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Awareness of local terminology for its signs and symptoms may improve communication about this illness, what actions to take when symptoms appear, timely care seeking, and clinical outcomes. This formative research aimed to improve recognition and management of postpartum sepsis in Pakistan by eliciting local terms used for postpartum illnesses and symptoms. We conducted 32 in-depth interviews with recently delivered women, their relatives, traditional birth attendants, and health care providers to explore postpartum experiences. Terms for symptoms and illness are used interchangeably (i.e. ",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.",
            "firstname": "Anna",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Kalbarczyk"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Fatima",
            "initials": "F",
            "lastname": "Mir"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Shabina",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Ariff"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Apsara",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Ali Nathwani"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Momin",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Kazi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.",
            "firstname": "Gurpreet",
            "initials": "G",
            "lastname": "Kaur"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Farheen",
            "initials": "F",
            "lastname": "Yousuf"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Farzeen",
            "initials": "F",
            "lastname": "Hirani"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Shazia",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Sultana"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.",
            "firstname": "Linda A",
            "initials": "LA",
            "lastname": "Bartlett"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.",
            "firstname": "Amnesty E",
            "initials": "AE",
            "lastname": "Lefevre"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Shereen",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Bhutta"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.",
            "firstname": "Sajid",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Soofi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.",
            "firstname": "Anita K M",
            "initials": "AKM",
            "lastname": "Zaidi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.",
            "firstname": "Peter J",
            "initials": "PJ",
            "lastname": "Winch"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.",
            "firstname": null,
            "initials": null,
            "lastname": null
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.1080/17441692.2022.2115527",
    "journal": "Global public health",
    "keywords": [
        "Puerperal sepsis",
        "care-seeking",
        "illness recognition",
        "language",
        "terminology"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2022-08-31",
    "pubmed_id": "36038965",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Exploring terminology for puerperal sepsis and its symptoms in urban Karachi, Pakistan to improve communication, care-seeking, and illness recognition.",
    "xml": "<Element 'PubmedArticle' at 0x788503098770>"
}