Assessment of the Quality of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Primary Health Centres in Rural Nigeria

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3643775
AutoresLorretta Ntoimo (0000-0002-3218-5535, Federal University Oye Ekiti), Lorretta Favour C Ntoimo, Friday E Okonofua (Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria), Friday Okonofua (0000-0002-8777-2606, University of Ottawa), Sanni Yaya (0000-0002-4876-6043, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom), Blessing Omorodion (Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Benin City, Nigeria), Wilson Imongan (0000-0001-7734-0626, Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Benin City, Nigeria), Julius Ogungbangbe (Essential Metadata, Lagos, Nigeria)
Año2020
Volumen18
Número2
Páginas1-18
Fecha de publicación2020-11-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0331-4111 • E-ISSN: 2536-7005
EditorialLujosh Ventures Limited (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.36108/njsa/0202/81(0210)
OpenAlexW3110173355
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas1

Maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated to be 512 deaths per 100,000 live births. As with other low-income countries, a higher proportion of these deaths occur among women living in rural areas and in poor communities where access to maternal health care is limited by several barriers including quality of care in health facilities. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of antenatal and postnatal care in Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in two rural Local Government Areas of Edo State in Southern Nigeria. The data were obtained from exit interviews with 177 women after completion of antenatal and postnatal care in eight randomly selected PHCs. The interview questionnaire was adapted from the 2017 results-based financing exit interviews conducted by the World Bank in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Bureau of Statistics. It consisted of questions on the treatment received by women. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics and logistic regression. The results showed the self-reporting by women of sub-optimal offerings of 20 signal antenatal treatments and 8 signal postnatal care treatments. Close to half (45.6%) of the respondents for antenatal care reported receiving sub-optimal antenatal treatments compared to about a third of postnatal care attendees. The predictors of sub-optimal offerings of standard PHC care included local government area, marital status and previous childbirths. We conclude that concerted actions by health providers and policymakers in the PHCs to develop policies and interventions will improve the quality of delivery of antenatal and postnatal services in rural PHCs in Nigeria

Christian ministry · Descriptive statistics · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Government (linguistics · Health care · Health facility · Health services · Logistic regression · Marital status · Population · Postnatal Care · Pregnancy · Psychological intervention · Rural area · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing