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Knowledge\u00a0regarding the acceptability of NMMC by pregnant women who are candidates for granting\u00a0of consents for NMMC procedures or its ideal placement within health programmes is low.Objectives: We sought to establish NMMC acceptability by pregnant women and the feasibility\u00a0of its integration within Maternal, Child and Women\u2019s Health (MCWH) programmes to\u00a0inform implementation guidelines.Method: Nurses and counsellors at two public health facilities were trained to provide NMMC\u00a0counselling and offer NMMC to 1778 pregnant women presenting for antenatal care services.\u00a0Univariate and bivariate analyses were performed on data collected on NMMC acceptance\u00a0and refusals. Thematic analysis was also performed on qualitative reasons for refusals.Results: Acceptability of NMMC by women was high (82.9%). Refusals resulted from the need\u00a0for consultations with partners and\/or family members prior to consenting (41.3%), fear of the\u00a0procedure (23.8%), cultural reasons (15.9%) and no reasons given (15.3%).Conclusion: The acceptability of NMMC by pregnant women and its integration with MCWH\u00a0services was feasible. 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