scholarly journals Predictors of Satisfaction With Childbirth Services Amongst Postnatal Women in Two Selected Teaching Hospitals in Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Olofin S. O. ◽  
Lawrence Adewale AGBONJIMI ◽  
Rachel Omolara AINA ◽  
Praise Oladeji ALABI

Satisfaction with childbirth service is a multi-dimensional construct embracing satisfaction with self (personal control), and with the physical environment of delivery ward and quality of care. Maternal health care service encompasses family planning, preconception, antenatal, delivery and postnatal care. Goals of preconception care include providing  education, health promotion, screening tests for various health problems and  interventions  for women  of reproductive  age  to  reduce  risk  factors  that  might  affect  future  pregnancies. Women  who  begin prenatal care  early  in  their  pregnancies  have  better birth outcomes than  those  who receive  little or  no  care  during  their  pregnancies. This study was conducted to identify predictors of satisfaction with childbirth services and the factors influencing them. A well-structured questionnaire was used to get responses from 81 postnatal women in OOUTH and BUTH. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing the research questions and hypotheses respectively. Majority of the participants revealed good level of satisfaction with most child birth services rendered by the two selected teaching hospitals, but more than two-third of the respondent’s claims, dissatisfaction in pain control and baby care after birth in the two hospitals. Findings revealed more satisfaction towards child birth services in BUTH than OOUTH, this might be as a result of inadequate equipment, structural facilities and poor waiting areas in the public hospital. It was recommended among others that Government should facilitate focused antenatal care, institutional delivery and postnatal care in terms of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhabaw Shumye Mihret

Abstract Objective Obstetric violence is an often overlooked obstacle to quality maternal health care service utilization. In the study setting, there was limited evidence on obstetric violence. Hence, this study aimed at assessing the prevalence and associated factors of obstetric violence among women who gave birth in Gondar University Specialized Comprehensive Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Results A total of 409 women had been participated in the study with a response rate of 100%. Three in four (75.1%) women reported that they had been subjected to at least one form of obstetric violence during labor and delivery with 95% CI (70.9–79.0). The reported forms of obstetric violence include non-consented care—260 (63.6%), non-dignified care—226 (55.3%), physical abuse—192 (46.9%), non-confidential care—132 (32.3%, neglected care—52 (12.7%) and discriminated care—38 (9.3%). On the contrary, none of the respondent had reported detention for failure to pay in the hospital. The multivariable logistic regression analysis demonstrated that urban residents (AOR = 1.89; 95% CI 1.11, 3.22) and primary school attendants (AOR = 0.49; 95% CI 0.27, 0.91) were significantly associated with experiencing obstetric violence. This study indicated the high prevalence of obstetric violence. Thus, interventions need to be undertaken by taking the reported forms of obstetric violence and participants’ sociodemographic status in to account.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Elsabet Shudura ◽  
Amanuel Yoseph ◽  
Alemu Tamiso

Background. Regular utilization of maternal health care services decreases maternal morbidity and mortality. However, major predictors that influence the utilization of the existing maternal health care services are complex and differ from place to place. Therefore, assessing these predictors assists health planners to prioritize promotion strategies and is a fundamental step for intervention. This study assessed the utilization and predictors of maternal health care services among women of the reproductive age in Hawassa Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 682 women of the reproductive age from January to February, in 2019. A two-stage stratified sampling method was utilized. Data were collected using a structured, face-to-face interviewer-administered questionnaire. The data were entered using Epi Data 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. The variables were entered into the multivariable model using the backward stepwise regression approach. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with utilization of the maternal health care. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were computed to assess the presence and strength of associations. Result. The overall utilization of ANC, institutional delivery, and PNC was 69.1, 52.1, and 32.7%, respectively. The odds of utilizing ANC were 4.72 times higher for women who have a formal education (AOR: 4.72, 95% CI = 2.82–7.90) as compared to those who have no formal education. The odds of utilizing institutional delivery were 5.96 times higher for women who had ANC follow-up (AOR: 5.96; 95% CI = 3.88–9.18) as compared to those who had no ANC follow-up. Presence of information about the PNC (AOR: 3.66; 95% CI = 2.18–6.14) and autonomy of a woman to make decision on health issues (AOR: 6.13, 95% CI = 3.86–9.73) were positively associated with utilization of PNC. Conclusion. The utilization of maternal health care services is far below the national target in the study area. Maternal and paternal education status, autonomy of the woman to make decision on the health issues, wealth status, and having a plan on the current pregnancy were major predictors of the maternal health care service utilization. Providing information and training about the model household to the women about maternal health care service utilization using various methods of health education should be considered.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Abdurahman Kedir Roble ◽  
Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim ◽  
Mohamed Omar Osman ◽  
Girma Tadesse Wedajo ◽  
Abduselam Usman Absiye ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreen Begum ◽  
Mumtaz Rahman ◽  
Md Mahbubar Rahman ◽  
Shafia Khatun Nayan ◽  
Sumsun Nahar Zinia ◽  
...  

Background : Antenatal care, the care that a woman receives during pregnancy, helps to ensure healthy outcomes for mother and newborns. Utilization of antenatal care services is the basic component of maternal care on which the life of mothers and babies depend.Objectives : To find out the utilization of antenatal care services in a selected rural area in Bangladesh.Methodology : Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between January to June 2014’ A total 199 married women of reproductive age who had a live baby below 5years of age, were selected purposively from village Islampur in Dhamrai Upzilla under Dhaka district. Data were collected by face to face interview using a pre-tested structured questionnaire.Result : The study revealed that 94.97% utilized ANC services among them 44.72% visited for ANC more than 4 times, 20.10% for 4 times and 30.15% less than 4 times during pregnancy. Health care centre was within walking distance. Most of them were young women aged between 23-27 years (45.72%) and 18-22 years (36.18%). Majority (33.16%) was educated up to secondary level but 83.42% were house wife. Economic status was lower economic group. Half of the respondents (52%) took ANC on their own and permission of husband and 95.97% received special care from their family during pregnancy. For birth planning 86.83% planned health provider to conduct delivery and 71.36% wanted hospital delivery. Majority (97.98%) took birth preparedness during pregnancy and 55% received antenatal care from qualified doctor. About 87% found them available on duty and good behavior was found by 70.90% respondents. Information about danger signs during pregnancy were received by 77.89% of the respondents.Conclusion : Utilization of Antenatal care service was higher in the study area. Most of the mothers had idea about benefit of ANC. Mother's education, family support, behaviour, availability of health care service provider and distance of health centre influence higher utilization. Therefore, to strengthen and intensify the ANC service at all level of health care delivery throughout the country is necessary for sustainability and targeting suboptimum ANC utilization group.Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.6(1) 2014: 25-28


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 380-384
Author(s):  
Priyanka Paul Madhu ◽  
Yojana Patil ◽  
Aishwarya Rajesh Shinde ◽  
Sangeeta Kumar ◽  
Pratik Phansopkar

disease in 2019, also called COVID-19, which has been widely spread worldwide had given rise to a pandemic situation. The public health emergency of international concern declared the agent as the (SARS-CoV-2) the severe acute respiratory syndrome and the World Health Organization had activated significant surveillance to prevent the spread of this infection across the world. Taking into the account about the rigorousness of COVID-19, and in the spark of the enormous dedication of several dental associations, it is essential to be enlightened with the recommendations to supervise dental patients and prevent any of education to the dental graduates due to institutional closure. One of the approaching expertise that combines technology, communications and health care facilities are to refine patient care, it’s at the cutting edge of the present technological switch in medicine and applied sciences. Dentistry has been improved by cloud technology which has refined and implemented various methods to upgrade electronic health record system, educational projects, social network and patient communication. Technology has immensely saved the world. Economically and has created an institutional task force to uplift the health care service during the COVID 19 pandemic crisis. Hence, the pandemic has struck an awakening of the practice of informatics in a health care facility which should be implemented and updated at the highest priority.


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