Auditing the readiness of healthcare facilities for referral and management of pre-eclampsia cases in Zanzibar- a study protocol.

ABSTRACT: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are reported as the second leading root of maternal morbidity and mortality in Zanzibar. Evidence shows that the majority of pregnant women in Zanzibar are referred late from lower-level healthcare facilities, and majority develop complications of eclampsia. This study's goal is to determine if all public healthcare facilities in Zanzibar are prepared to manage pre-eclampsia cases and if lower-levels public healthcare facilities are ready to refer pre-eclampsia cases. This will be a descriptive cross-sectional study that will involve a total of 54 healthcare facilities and 176 health care providers working in antenatal clinics. All public health care facilities will be stratified into tertiary, secondary, and primary strata. A simple random sampling will

SUBMITTER: Rashid SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10237472 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature